LGBTQ rights in Sergipe

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LGBTQ rights in Sergipe
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Legal status Legal since 1830, [1] age of consent equalised
Gender identity Gender change allowed, [2] official standard for altering legal sex doesn't require surgery since 2018
Military Allowed to serve openly [3]
Discrimination protections Yes, since 1989 for sexual orientation; [4] since 2019 for gender identity [5]
Family rights
Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage since 2012 [6]
Adoption Legal since 2010 [7]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Brazilian state of Sergipe enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

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Laws against discrimination

Sergipe was among the first states in Brazil to enact a state constitution banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, doing so in 1989 alongside Mato Grosso do Sul. [8] In 2019, discrimination based on gender identity was banned through a decision by the Supreme Federal Court. [5]

Recognition of same-sex unions

On 5 July 2012, Brazilian State's Judiciary Power of Sergipe issued "Provimento nº 06/2012" regulating same-sex marriage throughout the state. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "LEI DE 16 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1830". www.planalto.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  2. ↑ "STJ autoriza transexual a mudar nome e sexo na certidão de nascimento". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  3. ↑ "Final feliz na caserna". blogdofavre.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ↑ "CONSTITUIÇÃO DO ESTADO DE SERGIPE" (PDF). al.se.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  5. 1 2 "Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  6. 1 2 "Provimento nº 06/2012" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Casal homoafetivo pode adotar?". Jusbrasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  8. ↑ Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02.


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