WorldcrunchPilar Cuartas Rodríguez is a Colombian journalist and lawyer. She coordinates the first “gender and diversity” section of El Espectador daily. She has also been an investigative editor. She participated in the alliance El Espectador-CONNECTAS, which investigated in Colombia the Pandora Papers, Panama Papers II, Paradise Papers and Fincen Files. She is a fellow of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Cosecha Roja and Anfibia magazine.
It’s not easy coming out to your family as gay or transgender, nor for every family to accept it, especially in conformist societies like Latin America’s. But, unlike decades ago, today families can seek out sensible information and professional help to avoid hurting their children.