July 06, 2005

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Colombia believe gay and lesbian partnerships should not be officially sanctioned, according to a poll by YanHaas released by Radio RCN. 67.1 per cent of respondents are opposed to allowing same-sex marriage.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Colombia believe gay and lesbian partnerships should not be officially sanctioned, according to a poll by YanHaas released by Radio RCN. 67.1 per cent of respondents are opposed to allowing same-sex marriage.

In April, the Spanish Congress of Deputies approved a bill that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, divorce and adopt children. On Jun. 30, the bill became law after a 187-147 vote. Spain becomes the third country in Europe—after Belgium and the Netherlands—to permit same-sex marriage.

On Jun. 28, Canada's House of Commons passed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage in the entire country after a 158-133 vote. Most Liberal, Bloc Québécois and New Democratic Party (NDP) members supported the legislation. The bill now heads to the Senate, where 64 of the 96 appointed members are Liberals.

In May 2004, the American state of Massachusetts allowed gay and lesbian partners to apply for marriage licenses, the first state-sanctioned homosexual weddings in the U.S.

Polling Data

Would you support or oppose allowing same-sex marriage in Colombia?

Support	28.1%
Oppose	67.1%
No opinion	4.1%

Source: YanHaas / Radio RCN
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 600 Colombian adults in the cities of Barranquilla, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellin, conducted on Jun. 30, 2005. Margin of error is 4 per cent.