Sergio sat me down one day very nervous,
and said, "Mom, I have something to tell you."
With tears in his eyes, he said: "I've been having problems at school."
He said, "Mom, I'm in a relationship with a boy.
We kissed each other at school, and that's why I'm having problems."
The school scheduled a meeting with me and Sergio
to inform us that he couldn't return to school without meeting specific conditions.
One of them being a monthly psychological evaluation.
That's when he told us that he had accepted not returning to school.
In the next few days, Sergio became overwhelmed with pressure.
He said goodbye online.
His friends came to look for him,
but they were too late.
It's been difficult.
Through this process and the investigation, I've found out
that they used to take him out of class every day
to go to psychotherapy and discuss his sexual orientation.
And he never told me.
That's when I understood that
it's my responsibility as a mother
to make sure that what happened to Sergio never happens again.
I believe that there are a lot of kids
whose parents, teachers, supervisors don't accept them.
I go to schools and speak with the kids.
It's important that every boy and girl in Colombia see a Pride parade.
It's a message that we all deserve the same respect,
the same equality and the same rights.
The device reacts with you and you can look up and down.
What did you think about it?
For a moment in time,
I could feel, I could see with such intensity,
all that love, all that care, all those people.
This heals the soul.
It gives you strength to keep working tirelessly,
to tell everyone who's not here that they are not alone,
that we are here.
With everything that we are going through here
and with everything that's happened,
it's important to show affection
to everyone who's felt neglected.
I think these types of campaigns
are the ones that help create peace.
Peace within and peace all around.