Lorena, queen of Barranquilla’s gay carnival
Lorena Paola Arenas Castrillón, a 25-year old stylist from the caribbean town of Soledad, on Thursday was presented as the queen of the Gay Carnival in Barranquilla and Atlantico. Following…
Lorena Paola Arenas Castrillón, a 25-year old stylist from the caribbean town of Soledad, on Thursday was presented as the queen of the Gay Carnival in Barranquilla and Atlantico. Following…
According to a Colombian Constitutional Court magistrate “homosexuality” is an anomaly that can be treated by psychologists. Judge Nilson Pinilla said so in the 2008 Constitutional Court session in which…
Eight local men from a small town in Colombia’s coffee-growing Quindio department competed for the title of Miss Gay Universe. The contest took place Thursday in La Tebaida, a town…
Colombia’s only gay film festival Ciclo Rosa kicks off in Medellin for the tenth time on September 3. For ten days, and in six different cities around the country, movies…
In the wake of the legalization of gay marriage in Argentina Thursday, Senator Piedad Cordoba hopes to draw up a gay marriage bill for Colombia. The Liberal Party senator is…
An article in the Sunday Travel section of the Miami Herald highlights Colombia’s burgeoning appeal as a gay holiday destination. The paper cites the bustling gay-friendly Bogota neighborhood of Chapinero…
Preparations are underway for Colombia’s annual National Transgender Beauty Pageant, which will take place in the Caribbean coastal town of Santa Marta from May 14 to 16, reports El Informador. The…
A new study into the opinions and lifestyles of 1,300 Bogota residents found that over 50% maintain prejudices against homosexuals and 31% believe that to be a “good citizen” is…
On Monday, Spain’s Ministry of the Interior granted political asylum to Colombian gay rights activist Manuel Velandia, on grounds of sexual discrimination, reports Velandia’s blog. Velandia said that “the granting…