Venezuelan activists say there is little to celebrate this Pride month


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: Aisak Ovalles (C), known as the "Queen of Queer," greets people during an event celebrating LGBTI Pride month, in Caracas, Venezuela June 26, 2021. Picture taken June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

CARACAS (Reuters) - Activists in Venezuela say there is little to celebrate this LGBTI Pride month, which they say is behind in South America on legislation protecting members of the LGBTI community.

Venezuela still bars same-sex marriage and child adoption by same-sex couples, among other laws that some countries in the region such as Colombia and Brazil allow.

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