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Colombia legalises gay marriage
Source: BBC
Colombia's top court has legalised same-sex marriage, making the country the fourth in Latin America to do so.
Gay couples were already allowed to form civil partnerships, but Thursday's ruling extends them the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples.
Earlier this month the constitutional court dismissed a judge's petition against equal marriage rights for heterosexual and homosexual couples.
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have previously legalised same-sex marriage.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36166888
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Never expected this in Colombia --though their current president was very early in support of legalizing marijuana; indeed, he advocates legalizing all drugs, I believe; and he is not a leftist.
