LGBTQ rights in Colombia
LGBTQ rights in Colombia | |
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| Legal status | Legal since 1981 |
| Gender identity | Right to change legal gender since 1993 |
| Military | LGBTQ allowed to serve in the military |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation protections since 2011 |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2016 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2015 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Colombia have advanced significantly in the 21st century, and are now quite progressive. 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.
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.