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LGBT+ community in Bolivia demands new laws, end of hate-crime

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La Paz, May 17 (EFE).- Access to work, justice, education, health and housing and an end to hate crimes were the demands of the LGBT+ community in Bolivia highlighted during the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Monday."Gradually we are changing society, but we still have a long way to go," Luna Humérez, president of LGBT+ organization Otraf, told EFE. (Camera: GABRIEL ROMANO).SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM LGBT+ COMMUNITY STAGE A RALLY ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA IN LA PAZ BOLIVIA.SOUND BITES: PRESIDENT OF LGBT+ ORGANIZATION OTRAF, LUNA HUMÉREZ AND OTRAF ACTIVIST LAURA ÁLVAREZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS:1. PRESIDENT OF LGBT+ ORGANIZATION OTRAF, LUNA HUMÉREZ.- Our friends were murdered at the hands of the aggressors only because they're different. Only because they have different gender and different sexual orientation.2. OTRAF ACTIVIST, LAURA ÁLVAREZ.- People are used to see us on the streets, thinking that we're sex workers, when in fact we've skills and a lot of capabilities to pursue other career.

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