Columbia: First female mayor of Bogota, Claudia Lopez marries same-sex partner

In Columbia, the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital city of Bogota married her girlfriend in a private civil ceremony before taking office. With this, she becomes the first openly gay female mayor in the city! Claudia López married her long-time partner and first openly lesbian legislator Angélica Lozano on Monday. 

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Claudia who is next in line to be the mayor of Bogota assumes office in January. The soon to be mayor expressed her joy in a tweet sharing pictures of her wedding with Angélica. In the photographs, the pair can be seen dressed in white, holding a bouquet of flowers, looking visibly happy.

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Her tweet translated read as, "Heading into the happiest moment of my life! I love you my divine Angelica! Thank you for existing and for always loving me. I promise to honor you and love you all your life! Thanks to life for this wonderful year: I graduated from college with a doctorate, won the Mayor's Office and married the love of my life!"

This power couple's union has become a rage in the city of Bogota as well as Columbia, which is usually seen to be a traditionally conservative, Catholic country, especially for the LGBTQ+ community. In 2016, Colombia legalised same-sex marriage in a landmark constitutional court ruling, making the country the fourth in Latin America to do so. Claudia López after swearing-in in January next year would become the first openly lesbian mayor of a capital city in Latin America. 

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