Nicaraguan man to be deported from Canada due to doubts over his homosexuality, while gay couples gain rights in Colombia

A Nicaraguan man claiming asylum in Canada due to his homosexuality had his case denied since he was allegedly deemed as not sufficiently gay. “I'm afraid to go back (to Nicaragua),” said Alvaro Orozco who may be deported next Tuesday unless a federal court can stop it.

Meanwhile, Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled earlier this week that homosexual couples that have stayed together for at least 2 years have the same property rights as heterosexual couples. Though leading Colombian gay rights activist Marcela Sanchez called the ruling “a great step”, the country’s Catholic Church deemed the measure as “going against the family and matrimony.”

Links- BBC News, gay.com UK, CBC, CityNews

Image- W Radio (Gay rights supporter protesting in Colombia)