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
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
