Colombia's highest court affirms right of sexual identity expression

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Colombia's highest court affirms right of sexual identity expression
Andrew Dier - Colombia Diversa
June 18th, 2011

http://sdgln.com/news/2011/06/18/colombia-highest-court-affirms-right-sexual-identity-expression

BOGOTA, Colombia -- In a case concerning a male prisoner who self-identifies as a woman in the rural eastern plains of Colombia, the Colombian Constitutional Court announced this week that it had overturned a lower court ruling that prohibited her from wearing makeup and earrings.

In the lawsuit, Lastra Ortiz, reported intense and constant harassment by prison guards because of her gender identity.

Going far beyond simply overturning the previous decision, the court also ordered sensitivity sessions for corrections staff on LGBT issues.