Colombian constitutional court affirms right of gay couples to marry

By Ed Buckley , 8 April 2016
Marchers participate in Bogota's gay pride parade
Marchers participate in Bogota's gay pride parade
<p>In a landmark ruling, magistrates of Colombia’s Constitutional Court handed down their verdict: gay couples in Colombia are free to marry.</p><p>In an historic win for Colombia’s LGBT community, the nation’s high court ruled in a 6-3 decision Thursday that same-sex couples have a right to civil marriage.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">“All human beings … have the fundamental right to be married with no discrimination,” stated&nbsp;magistrate Alberto Rojas</span></p>
Read the full article here: The City Paper Bogota

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