Web Serial - Discrimination against LGBTs

This week's edition of Web Serial, hosted by Natalia Margarita, looks at discrimination against the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transsexual communities in Latin America. The program looks at Panama, where the 200,000 strong LGBT community has no government initiatives to combat distribution. In fact, it was not until 2008 that homosexuality was decriminalized in Panama, the last country in Latin America to do so. The strong weight of the Catholic Church and evangelical faiths is a major factor preventing progress on this front. Also, a report from Chile, in which Carla recounts the discrimination and harassment she has faced for being a lesbian. Chile has anti-discrimination legislation but does not have a public agency to oversee and monitor compliance with the law. teleSUR