Four-day gathering to take place in Cartagena from Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
Decision comes after men sought legal recognition of relationship
Gays and lesbians petition for civil marriages amid legal confusion
Some notaries and judges will refuse to allow gays to register relationships
Four day gathering is first of its kind in South American country
Voters elected Angélica Lozano to the council in 2011
Caribe Afirmativo Director Wilson Castañeda Castro attended Bogotá training
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
