Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage

Colombia's high court legalized same-sex marriage, giving couples the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. The ruling by the Colombian Constitutional Court on Thursday makes Colombia the fourth country in Latin America to extend rights to same-sex couples, joining Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Same-sex couples in Colombia were already allowed to form civil partnerships, but were required to prove they were in a long-term relationship to obtain legal benefits.
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