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COLOMBIA

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Equal/almost equal substitute nationally recognized

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Traveled to COLOMBIA? Did you feel comfortable as a trans person while there?
I did not feel comfortable at all (0 %) I felt comfortable at the hotel, but nowhere else (0 %) Only immigration authorities made me uncomfortable (0 %) I had no problems as a trans person (0 %)

The COLOMBIA country survey is populated by LGBTI groups who have acted as liaisons with ILGA to identify issues affecting the LGBTI community.

Organizations were asked to discuss 4 broad subjects: the law, the mood (the social climate), the LGBTI movement as well as what would be, according to them, the most pressing campaign in their country.

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LAW
What are the laws and policies like for LGBTI people in your country?

Male to Male Relationships

Are male to male sexual relationships legal?
Legal

When was the law removed? (DD/MM/YYYY)
1981

What are the punishments?
No law

Are hate crimes based on sexual orientation considered an aggravating circumstance?
Yes

Female to Female Relationships

Are female to female sexual relations legal?
Legal

Age of Consent

Is there a different age of consent law for lesbians and gay men to that for straight men and women?
Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals

When was the law introduced? (DD/MM/YYYY)
1981

Freedom of association, of expression

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage

What types of same sex partnerships are recognized?
Equal/almost equal substitute nationally recognized

When was the law introduced? (DD/MM/YYYY)
2007-2009

LGBTI Families/Parenting

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

Anti-discrimination laws

Does the law ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment?
Yes

Armed forces

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

Asylum and Immigration

Prohibition on entry into the country by LGB people
No

Blood donation

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

Gender identity

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

HIV/AIDS

Unfortunately this part of the law questionnaire is currently empty. If you are a group and want to update this please contact countryreport@ilga.org.

Information contributed by last modified 26/03/2009
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