Colombia High Courts Paves Way for Gay Marriage Rights

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Source: AP

Colombia's highest court is paving the way for same-sex couples to marry in the conservative Roman Catholic nation.

Gay couples in Colombia were already allowed to form civil unions. But Thursday's Supreme Court ruling by a 6-3 vote would give gay couples marriage rights as well. Activists with the support of President Juan Manuel Santos had argued that denying same-sex couples the right to wed is discriminatory.

Only a handful of nations in Latin America allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, including Argentina.

Colombia's progressive court had already shown its willingness to expand the rights of same-sex couples when it ruled last year that gay couples can adopt children


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2. Ricky Martin, Juanes & More React to Colombia's Ruling in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Ricky Martin, Juanes & More React to Colombia's Ruling in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

4/8/2016 by Griselda Flores

On Thursday, Colombia's highest court voted against a proposal that said marriage only applied to unions between men and women. With a six-to-three vote against the proposed ruling, Colombia is one step closer to becoming the fourth country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage joining Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

Latin music stars such as Ricky Martin, Juanes and ChocQuibTown's Gloria Emilce Martínez "Goyo" took to social media to celebrate the court's decision.

"Love and equality win, Colombia says YES to same-sex marriage," tweeted the Puerto Rican singer.

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7326432/ricky-martin-juanes-react-colombia-same-sex-marriage