Public manifestations of affection by people of the same sex, analysis of specific cases: judgments of the Colombian Constitutional Court T-268 of 2000 and T-909 of 2011

Abstract

The Constitution of Colombia enshrines human dignity, the free development of personality, individual freedom and equality, as fundamental rights, allowing all Colombians and especially minorities, to develop freely and materialize their life plan. The foregoing is important since it allows the realization of vital plans that differ from the majority positions, thus guaranteeing minimum restrictions with a maximum of freedoms. For the preparation of this writing and the theoretical foundation of the public expressions of affections of homosexual people (understanding the demonstrations of affection and affection as inherent to the human condition), the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court related to the subject was studied, especially judgments T-268 of 2000 and T-909 of 2011, concluding that homosexuality and the derivations that address this life option are protected from the Constitution and constitute a legitimate option within the Colombian legal system due to its inextricable link with the fundamental rights contemplated in the Constitutional Charter referred to at the beginning of this section.