Tag: gay columbia
Colombia’s first same-sex marriage to take place 24 July
A Bogota judge has said the gay couple should easily receive their marriage license using the same laws used for heterosexual partnerships Colombia’s first gay marriage is set to take place 24 July 2013. A Colombian judge has approved what is considered to be the nation’s first same-sex wedding. Carmen Lucía Rodríguez Díaz, a judge… Read more »
Armed Conflict, Homonegativity And Forced Internal Displacement: Implications For HIV Among Colombian Gay, Bisexual And Transgendered Individuals.
Abstract Colombia has endured six decades of civil unrest, population displacement and violence. We examined the relationships between contextual conditions, displacement and HIV among gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in Bogotá, Colombia. A total of 19 key informants provided information about internal displacement of sexual minorities. Life-history interviews were conducted with 42 participants aged 18… Read more »
Popular perceptions of circumcision among Colombian men who have sex with men.
Abstract Male circumcision has received increased attention for its potential to reduce sexual transmission of HIV. Research on the acceptability of circumcision as a means of HIV prevention among men who have sex with men is limited. Men who have sex with men in Bogotá, Colombia, either participated in a focus group in which they… Read more »
Colombia grants gay couples right to express affection publicly
Ruling comes after two gay men were escorted out of a Cali mall for kissing in public Colombia’s constitutional court has ruled the government cannot restrict gay couples’ right to express affection in public. The ruling comes after two men were forced to leave a Cali mall when a security guard found them kissing in… Read more »
Colombia: Partner of gay Catholic priest wins pension rights
The gay partner of a deceased Catholic priest has been told he is allowed to have his lover’s pension, despite the cleric’s vow of chastity. The Constitutional Court of Colombia found in favor of the partner, who lived with the priest for 28 years before his death in 2009, in landmark ruling, unprecedented in the… Read more »
Off2Colombia Releases Video of Bogotá Gay Pride…
… and Claims Bogotá Could be the Next Gay Capital of the World (PRWEB) – Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is quickly getting rediscovered as one of the most vibrant, culturally rich capital cities in South America. What is less talked about, however, is its rapidly emerging Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, which is strongly… Read more »
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