Cabinet reshuffleEx-porn actor to be Colombian equality minister

AFP
In a move likely to spark controversy in Colombia’s Catholic heartlands, the government is set to appoint a former porn actor and LGBT activist to a top equality post, a senior official has confirmed.
The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro has seen more than 50 ministers pass through the cabinet since he took office three years ago
The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro has seen more than 50 ministers pass through the cabinet since he took office three years ago
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A former porn actor and gay rights activist will be Colombia’s new equality minister, a government source told AFP Friday.

Juan Carlos Florian is to be named to the cabinet, an official said, in a move sure to spark debate in the deeply Catholic nation.

Florian, who was a sex worker and creator of gay porn, will head up a department that guarantees vulnerable communities get access to social programs.

He has already served as a junior minister and worked in various international organizations.

More than 50 ministers have passed through leftist Gustavo Petro’s cabinet since he took office three years ago.

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