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‘Non-heterosexuals’ message causes stir in Colombia
A video posted by Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe Velez has been widely criticised on social media after he described the LGBTI community in Colombia as “non-heterosexuals”.
Mr Uribe posted a video message on his Facebook and Twitter accounts on Thursday night, encouraging gay people to vote for Ivan Duque, a conservative presidential candidate, and Marta Lucia Ramirez, Mr Duque’s vice-president pick, in the second round of the Colombian presidential…
In his video, Mr Uribe, who is still hugely influential, was flanked by a…