- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
Question: "How strongly do you approve or disapprove of same-sex couples having the right to marry?"
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America)
Question: "How strongly do you approve or disapprove of [homosexuals] running for public office?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Same-sex marriage in Colombia is legal.
Since Apr 28, 2016
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Colombia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Colombia is legal, but requires surgery.
Since 2013
The Constitutional Court rules on the right to sexual identity, its relationship with the right to health in the case of transgender people and the change of the marital status of persons on the grounds on gender reassignment. The Chamber rules that it is the duty of the Health Promotion Agency to which the plaintiff is registered, to apply the procedures needed for the gender reassignment surgery, since these are covered by the Compulsory Health Plan (POS).
Additionally, in the action for protection it is requested the application of all the procedures required for the normalization of the process of feminization and changing registration of gender from MALE to FEMALE, without leaving in this document any record of the biological condition.
DECREE 1227 OF 2015
On June 5, the Colombian President signed Decree 1227, which authorizes citizens to change their sex on identification documents through a Notary Public and without having to prove their sexual identity through psychiatric or physical evaluations.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Colombia is recognized.
Since Feb 2022
LGBT discrimination in Colombia is illegal.
Since Nov 30, 2011
LGBT employment discrimination in Colombia is sexual orientation only.
Since Nov 30, 2011
LGBT housing discrimination in Colombia is sexual orientation only.
Since Nov 30, 2011
Same-sex adoption in Colombia is legal.
Since Nov 4, 2015
Serving openly in military in Colombia is legal.
Since Jul 14, 1999
Blood donations by MSMs in Colombia is legal.
Since Mar 26, 2012
Conversion therapy in Colombia is not banned.
Since Aug 15, 2015
Equal age of consent in Colombia is equal.