These are the 38 countries that have legalized marriage equality (in order)
To date, only 38 nations allow same-sex couples to marry, and none of them did before 2001.
MARCH 19, 2025
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WATCH: What It's Like to Be LGBT in Colombia
Discover what coming out and fending off homophobia looks like for LGBT Columbians in these clips.
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Two Same-Sex Couples Married in Colombia
After a 2011 court ruling that ordered the Colombian Congress to create equal relationship recognition for same-sex couples, gay and lesbian Colombians are finally tying the knot.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Same-Sex Unions — Maybe Marriages — Begin in Colombia
Couples began seeking relationship recognition as a court decision went into effect, but it's unclear if 'recognition' means marriage.
JUNE 21, 2013
Meet Colombia's First Legally Married Husbands
"We are all universal in that we are united in love," said one of the newlyweds.
MAY 25, 2016
How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook
Corrupt leaders from Colombia to Hungary to Oklahoma are using us as pawns to maintain power.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Three more inductees announced for LGBTQ+ Political Hall of Fame
Judge John Arrowood of North Carolina, Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem, and Claudia López, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, will be inducted in December.
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Check Out Colombia's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands of LGBT people and allies participated in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Bogota, Colombia.
JULY 5, 2017
Student on Why Colombia Is Our Movement in Motion
Student Kristen Thompson found a Colombia that is making legal advances but still needs cultural change.
AUGUST 24, 2012
Three Gay Men Make History by Marrying in Colombia
The trio have become the country's first "polyamorous family" to be legally recognized.
JUNE 15, 2017
Colombia Elects First Openly Gay, Right-Wing Mayor
Julian Antonio Bedoya becomes Colombia's first mayoral candidate elected after campaigning as openly gay — and running with the support of a highly conservative party.
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Didn't Jesus Have Two Dads?
A gay couple in Colombia came under fire for displaying a nativity scene with two Jospehs and no Virgin Mary surrounding the Christ-child.
DECEMBER 14, 2012
BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! opens new Gallery Café in London
BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! Gallery Café is a new cultural hub to promote queer and gay fine art photography.
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Marriage Equality (Finally) Comes to Colombia
After three years in legal limbo, Colombia's Constitional Court ruled 6-3 that same-sex couples have a right to legally marry.
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APRIL 7, 2016
Colombia Makes Marriage Equality Official
Same-sex couples in Colombia are officially out of legal limbo, as the nation's high court enacts a ruling first alluded to earlier this month.
APRIL 29, 2016
Transgender, Queer Candidates Backed in Runs for Colombia's Senate
Advocacy groups are looking to educate voters about candidates' positions on LGBT issues.
MARCH 9, 2018
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Colombia's Capital, Bogotá, Elects First Woman and Lesbian Mayor
Claudia Lopez was elected to a position considered second in importance only to the presidency in Colombia.
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Photos From LGBT Life Across the Globe
Kisses in Colombia, Pride in India, and a beauty pageant in Venezuela -- LGBT consciousness grows around the globe.
NOVEMBER 28, 2012