A court ruling that secured Colombia’s gay couples the right to adopt children is a “historic step towards equality,” according to gay rights activists. Christian groups said it lacks “respect for children.”
For Diverse Colombia, the country’s largest gay rights group, the Court’s decision is a crucial legal advancement towards the recognition of the legal equality of the gay community in the country.
However, the State must guarantee that officials of different entities in the country will truly comply with the new law in practice — an issue that has posed problems in the past.
“Unfortunately we have found that the ruling isn’t sufficient, that the rest of the State, in this case the executive, has to enforce compliance of the law to guarantee equality in the proceedings, valuations, and requirements for adoption,” stated Diverse Colombia spokeswoman, Marcela Sanchez, in an interview with Caracol Radio.
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