The letter I, according to the Ministry, represents the Intersex, ie hermaphrodite population: those born with both sexes.
"For LGBT, an acronym that is known worldwide, not everyone felt included, and that was the case of intersex, which many think they are a minority because they are not visible, but every day we realize that the number is considerable, "says Daniel Verastegui, director of the LGBT community center district in Bogota and is part of the Secretariat Bogota government.
adds that although there is no official figure for the number of hermaphrodites in the country, it has not done a census, the center receives at least one call a week from hospitals and / or clinics for help in counseling parents families who have children with this condition.
"Intersex have always had a battle at the body because their rights are violated with discrimination and marginalization. Many have suffered because they have practiced since childhood surgeries to define a sex later show that it is not according to the sense of identity, "says Berastegui.
As LGBT people, it is known that in Bogota alone there are about 14 thousand people, and according to estimates by the World Health Organization, between 5
and 10 percent of Colombians would correspond to a of these categories.
The country began to talk about the LGBT community since 2007, but it was a year later when the Government issued Decree 4530 which included this population between the minority group that works the Ministry of Interior and of Justice.
From there, it goes in the creation of a public policy that are linked LGBTI and taken into account in projects and dissemination of respect for the rights of this population. In this work, the ministry said, cities that stand out are Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla.
This is the line of authorities, that the attorney in their actions to protect includes the LGBTI. In late June, he ordered a training process for civil servants on "international obligations to respect and guarantee the rights of LGBTI people." EDITORIAL
JUSTICE
"For LGBT, an acronym that is known worldwide, not everyone felt included, and that was the case of intersex, which many think they are a minority because they are not visible, but every day we realize that the number is considerable, "says Daniel Verastegui, director of the LGBT community center district in Bogota and is part of the Secretariat Bogota government.
adds that although there is no official figure for the number of hermaphrodites in the country, it has not done a census, the center receives at least one call a week from hospitals and / or clinics for help in counseling parents families who have children with this condition.
"Intersex have always had a battle at the body because their rights are violated with discrimination and marginalization. Many have suffered because they have practiced since childhood surgeries to define a sex later show that it is not according to the sense of identity, "says Berastegui.
As LGBT people, it is known that in Bogota alone there are about 14 thousand people, and according to estimates by the World Health Organization, between 5
and 10 percent of Colombians would correspond to a of these categories.
The country began to talk about the LGBT community since 2007, but it was a year later when the Government issued Decree 4530 which included this population between the minority group that works the Ministry of Interior and of Justice.
From there, it goes in the creation of a public policy that are linked LGBTI and taken into account in projects and dissemination of respect for the rights of this population. In this work, the ministry said, cities that stand out are Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla.
This is the line of authorities, that the attorney in their actions to protect includes the LGBTI. In late June, he ordered a training process for civil servants on "international obligations to respect and guarantee the rights of LGBTI people." EDITORIAL
JUSTICE
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