Columbia
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25 April 2013Colombia: Senate defies Supreme Court to reject equal marriage bill 25 The Colombian Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill which would have allowed same-sex couples the right to marry. -
23 April 2013Colombia: Pro-equality protests as Senate votes on same-sex marriage bill 11 Rainbow flags are out in force in Bogota ahead of a vote by the Senate, which is considering a marriage equality bill today.
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20 March 2013Video: Colombian model claims that eating chicken injected with hormones turns boys gay 31 A Colombian model has taken to the country's capital to make claims that boys eating chickens treated with hormones "turns" them gay, and that people need to be careful what they eat. -
18 December 2012Colombia: Christmas gay nativity Facebook photo sparks Catholic anger 36 A Colombian couple has been condemned by the Catholic Church for posting a photo on Facebook that depicts the nativity scene with two father Josephs and baby Jesus, but no Virgin Mary. -
6 December 2012Colombian senator: Same-sex marriage would lead to bestiality or necrophilia 31 When Colombia’s Congress took its first step towards legalising same-sex marriage this week, Senator Edgar Espíndola reacted by saying the measure would open the way towards necrophilia, bestiality and paedophilia. -
22 November 2012Colombian politician says gay sex is ‘dirty and repulsive’ 50 A senator in Columbia has launched a homophobic tirade in the country’s parliament and has said gay sex is “excremental” and deserves “condemnation". -
11 May 2012Colombia: Partner of gay Catholic priest wins pension rights 11 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. -
17 February 2012Colombia: Gay priests ‘hired hitmen after AIDS diagnosis’ 30 A pair of Catholic priests in Colombia reportedly hired hitmen to kill them after one was diagnosed with AIDS.
