Opposition lawmaker jailed for 2 years joins Venezuelan legislature

Venezuela's legislative National Assembly, currently with an opposition majority, welcomed Tuesday as a new member the opposition lawmaker Rosmit Mantilla, the Caribbean country's first openly gay legislator, who was released from jail last week after being imprisoned for two-and-a-half years. Mantilla was received with applause and was sworn-in before the leadership of the legislature headed by speaker Henry Ramos Allup, who invited him to take a seat and participate in the debate scheduled for this Tuesday. More…