Colombia: debate on sexual education aims peace, says Minister In an interview to AFP journalists, Colombian education Minister Gina Parody denounces a "politic and homophobic" debate that seeks to harm the peace process in the country, after a review of school coexistence manuals meant to fight sexual discrimination provoked a violent polemic. Colombia's revision of school codes to avoid sex discrimination has unleashed a controversy with political and religious groups, which accuse the government of promoting "gender ideology". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES