“Paraguay assumed an active role against LGBTI rights at the OAS General Assembly”

At the 47th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS)—which concluded yesterday in Cancún, Mexico—the Paraguayan foreign minister objected to a section of a resolution against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Paraguayan LGBTI organizations believe that the Paraguayan government is leading an increasingly open and belligerent anti-rights stance in the region.