It is sad that other countries in the world are moving ahead of the USA on equal marriage rights. Most Americans probably view Columbia as a less than modern country, yet now it is moving well ahead of the self-styled "land of the free." Here's a portion of 365gay.com's commentary (http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/06/061507columbia.htm):
(Bogota) Colombia's Congress has passed legislation giving same-sex couples most of the same rights as opposite-sex married couples.
President Alvaro Uribe has said he will sign the bill into law. Under the legislation same-sex couples would have to register as partners. They would have to have lived together for more than two years and be of legal age.
In return they will receive the same social security and inheritance rights as married couples.
Supporters of the bill had tried four times since 1999 to pass the legislation, but each time it failed after opposition from the Roman Catholic Church.
Supporters of the bill had tried four times since 1999 to pass the legislation, but each time it failed after opposition from the Roman Catholic Church.
Its success this time is attributed to a February Constitutional Court ruling that gay and lesbian couples must have the same property rights as opposite-sex couples.
This makes Colombia a more democratic, more open place," LGBT activist Virgilio Barco told the Reuters news service.
And sadly, it makes Columbia more democratic and open than the USA.
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