Latin American gays rising to high offices in region
Bogota appoints Tatiana Pineros to lead the social welfare agency as Colombia’s LGBT activists push for rights across Latin America. The piece notes openly gay politicians in Ecuador Brazil Argentina Mexico City and Colombia while detailing ongoing violence and legal battles over inheritance adoption and anti LGBT discrimination.
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Bogota
Colombia
Tatiana Pineros
Pineros
Latin America
Marcela Sanchez
Ecuador
Carina Vance
University of California, Berkeley
Vance
Brazil
Jean Wyllys
Wyllys
Congress
Evangelical Christian Caucus
Federal
Human Rights Ministry
Luiz Mott
Grupo Gay da Bahia
Mexico
Enoe Margarita Uranga Munoz
Sen
Osvaldo Lopez
Argentina
Ator
Lopez
Mexico City
Uranga
Constitutional Court
Colombia Diversa
Lima
Peru
Venezuela
National Assembly
Pentagon eyes resumed Yemen aid including training and gear
US defense officials say the Pentagon may restart aid to Yemen with up to 75 million dollars for military training and equipment this year. A letter to Congress is under consideration as Washington balances security help with preventing insurgent access, amid Yemen’s political transition and ongoing battles with al Qaeda linked groups.
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Washington
Pentagon
Yemen
U.S. Defense
State Department
Congress
Obama
United States
al-Qaida
U.S
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Arabian Peninsula
Anwar al-Awlaki
Frank Cilluffo
George Washington University
George W. Bush
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