Levi's Congratulates Colombia On Marriage Equality Ruling

As Colombia celebrates the Colombian Constitutional Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, Levis extended their congratulations with a cheeky hanky code image.

(via JMG)

Ruling From High Court Brings Marriage Equality To Colombia

With a 6-3 majority ruling from the Colombian Constitution Court today, Colombia becomes the latest South American country to legalize same-sex marriage!

In addition to Colombia, marriage equality is celebrated in South America in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and French Guiana.

Marriage Equality Could Come To Colombia Soon

It appears marriage equality could be only two votes from reality in Colombia.

From The Perchy Bird:

Sources close to the Court say that the magistrates will vote against one conservative judge’s proposal to annul marriages registered by lower courts, keep civil unions as the only option for couples, and state that only Congress can change marriage laws. The expected vote is 6-3 to defeat this opinion.

Next would come the final vote on a counter-opinion to legalize same-sex marriage. The same 6 out of 9 judges are expected to extend the right to marry to gay couples.

The two pending votes may come on two different days. The media says that everyone will have to wait until after Holy Week for any final action.

(h/t JMG)

Marriage equality advances in Colombian Senate vote

A Colombian Senate committee has approved a marriage equality measure, advancing it for further consideration, On Top reports:

With a 10-5 vote, the First Committee (Comision Primera) has approved Senator Armando Benedetti's proposed measure. Benedetti's proposal originally sought to create civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. He has since altered the language to marriage. However, Benedetti's bill would not give married gay couples the right to adopt children.

Tuesday's vote is the first of four needed for the measure to become law.

“In this country homosexuals already have economic rights and social security, therefore it is time to move toward matrimony,” Benedetti is quoted as saying by El Espectador.

In July 2011, Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled that the legislature must pass a same-sex marriage bill within two years or the courts will legalize it.