Colombia's Highest Court Paves Way For Marriage Equality In Surprise Ruling

Colombia's Highest Court Paves Way For Marriage Equality In Surprise Ruling

Colombia’s highest court has given the green light to gay marriage in the conservative, mostly Catholic country.

The magistrates of the constitutional court voted six to three against a proposed ruling that said marriage applied only to unions between men and women and that it was up to the congress and not the court to decide on same-sex marriage.

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