Puerto Rico must seize historic chance to end discrimination

Headline Title: Puerto Rico must seize historic chance to end discrimination 07 May 2013 Puerto Rico’s lawmakers have a historic opportunity to end discrimination against the island’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people with a pair of bills due for debate this week, Amnesty International said today. "The approval of these two laws would be a big step for justice and equality for an important sector of Puerto Rico’s population, which to date has fallen victim to institutionalized discrimination," said Pedro Santiago, director of Amnesty International Puerto…

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