Event took place at start of four-day Victory Institute, Astraea training
Bogotá gathering is LGBT Global Development Partnership’s first
USAID partnership with gay advocacy groups aims to promote LGBT rights abroad
The measure failed by a 51-17 vote margin
Six activists took part in State Department-sponsored trip
Victory Institute and Astraea to conduct training in Bogotá, Colombia, from May 30-June 2
Measure is widely expected to pass
Ruling cites two U.S. Supreme Court cases on racial segregation
Three gay Oaxacan couples challenged denial of marriage licenses, ruling opens possibility of same-sex marriage throughout the country.
Nine Central and South American LGBT activists will remain in the country through Sept. 22
