LGBT rights in Colombia

LGBT rights in Colombia
Colombia
StatusLegal since 1981
Gender identityRight to change legal gender since 1993
MilitaryLGBT allowed to serve in the military
Discrimination protectionsSexual orientation protections since 2011
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsSame-sex marriage since 2016
AdoptionFull adoption rights since 2015

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Colombia have advanced significantly in the 21st century, and are now quite progressive.[1][2] Consensual same-sex sexual activity in Colombia was decriminalized in 1981. Between February 2007 and April 2008, three rulings of the Constitutional Court granted registered same-sex couples the same pension, social security and property rights as registered heterosexual couples.[3]

In 2011, Congress passed a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, and on 28 April 2016, the Constitutional Court legalized same-sex marriage, making Colombia the fourth South American country to do so. In 2015, Colombia granted same-sex couples the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples.[4]

  1. ^ Staff (1 January 2023). "LGBT Equality Index: The Most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World". Equaldex. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bocanumenth, Matthew. "LGBT+ Rights and Peace in Colombia: The Paradox Between Law and Practice". WOLA. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Ordóñez, Juan Pablo; Richard Elliott (1996). ""Cleaning up the Streets": Human Rights Violations in Colombia and Honduras". International Lesbian and Gay Association. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Colombia". Outright International. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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