1. Dignity, equality and family
protection: same sex
couples rights in Colombia
Roundtable Discussion on Families,
Interpersonal Relations and the Rights
of Lesbian, Gay,
Trans, Bisexual and Intersex Persons

2. 1991-1997 1998-2000 2001-2007 2007-2009 2010-2012 2013
First cases: weak Discrimination: Notaries (02) - Public Pending: C.Court-
protection. Teachers Military (02) expression Antidiscriminatio discrimination
Procedural issues Students Scouts (03) - Gender identity n Law v. Free
(No). Military Police in the workplace Speech
Identity protection personnel mistreatment (procedural
(yes) Intersex (04) issues) -11/12
Prison conditions - Blood donation
(04) (2012)
- Right to Health
of transgender
- Adoption case by - First cases of - Health - C-075/07 - Pending: C.Court - same-
a transgender (No) Social security insurance - Health Implementation -Second parent sex couples and
Socioeconomic (2000). Yes for -Adoption - Pension - Hereditary adoption families
reasons (95) procedural - Pension rights - Migration rights (lesbian
- Same sex couples reasons - Migration rights rights - Marriage case mothers)
do not have - Same rights of (11). FAMILY -Joint adoption
protection (96) the facto couples - Single adoption (gay couple)
(12)
- SSC are families
- Adoption
(procedural)
Criminal Code - Same sex Act to prevent - Victims Law Pending: Congress
(2000) couples gender violence - Health reform
recognition - Politic Same-sex
participation marriage
- Anti-bulling law
Youth rights
Antidiscriminatio
n Law
X v. Colombia. Atala v. Chile International Law of
Committee HR HR

3. 64 decisions
-General doctrine: sexual orientation and gender
identity are protected by equal protection and
autonomy under Colombian Constitution.
-Double protection
-Sexual orientation is a suspected category.
(Gender identity?)
- Direct discrimination
- Indirect discrimination

4. Same-sex couples doctrine:
- Dignity (duty to protect) – consensus
- Equal protection and autonomy
- Implementation
- Family protection?
- Equal protection in the same-sex couples?
- Regulation by the Congress
- Adoption?