AL JAZEERA: In Colombian port town, LGBTQ community faces increasing threats →

Gisela Diaz, 40, bursts into tears as she recalls the years of violence and discrimination she and her LGBTQ friends have endured in their troubled city.

“The situation is very difficult [for LGBTQ people] here in Buenaventura,” says Diaz, who identifies as a lesbian.

Cristina Montenegro, 21, has received death threats for being a trans woman. She has had to pay money to armed actors to be allowed to work in peace. Photo: Steven Grattan