The Senator Behind Colombia's Gay Adoption Fight
The Senator Behind Colombia's Gay Adoption Fight
Senator Viviane Morales’ effort to reverse a historic court ruling reflects Colombia's growing conservative movement.
With negotiators hurriedly trying to salvage Colombia’s rejected peace deal, one legislator is stirring up conflict of a different sort. For more than a year, Viviane Morales has been pushing a bill that, if passed by Congress and approved in a referendum, would prevent anyone not in a heterosexual marriage from adopting children. Not surprisingly, LGBT activists are among those crying foul.
“This is a discriminatory referendum because it takes the opportunity to adopt away from same-sex couples, and also prevents single heterosexual people from adopting,” said Mauricio Albarracín...
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