U.N. envoy urges Latin America to tackle conservative attack on LGBT+ rights
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By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Nov 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some conservative politicians and churches in Latin America are inciting hate speech against LGBT+ people, fueling a roll back on legal gains, a United Nations special envoy said on Thursday. Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the U.N’s independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, criticized lawmakers who believe it is a “good investment” to speak out against gay and trans people on the campaign trail to win votes...