And while the churches cheered for the PM today, Orozco and the LBGT community is in more of a mood to jeer. Three weeks ago when government said it wouldn't appeal, they were the ones doing the cheering, and today UNIBAM President Caleb Orozco told us that he is prepared for round 2...
Caleb Orozco - UNIBAM
"Philosophical, it was expected of this that he would consider the narrow effort in clarifying the term 'sex' and that he would sought to appease the religious lobby that was before him. While I'm disappointed that his word is difficult to embrace within any confidence, I'm also cautiously optimistic that he is able to navigate the process in such a way that ideals of our constitution is not thrown under the bus."
Daniel Ortiz, 7news
"Were you hoping that he would hold out against the churches?"
Caleb Orozco - UNIBAM
"I am always hopeful that a politician would defend basic principle and decency about what their word means. The reality is that he had to deal with fanatical thinking, he had to deal with a set of people who had no understanding of the law."
Daniel Ortiz, 7news
"It also opens the door for a direct challenge of the victory that you had so hard lobbied for and hard earned. There's a chance that it can be overturned, what's your thinking on that?"
Caleb Orozco - UNIBAM
"When a person like me has been marginalized for over 2 decades and live in a state which does not acknowledge my concern, fighting is a normal part of the process. All I can say as claimant, I'm ready for round 2 and let the fight begin."
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