LGBT rights in Rio de Janeiro (state)

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LGBT rights in Rio de Janeiro
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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 Explicit legal protection nationwide
Family rights
Recognition of relationships Same-sex marriage legal nationwide since 2013 [4] [5]
Adoption Legal since 2010 [6]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are liberal in Rio de Janeiro. Same-sex marriage is legal in the state.

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Recognition of same-sex unions

On 17 April 2013, The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing same-sex marriage in the state if local judges agree. Same sex weddings are poised to begin in the coming days. [7] According to the ruling (25/2013), a couples' request must be registered by civil registry officers, who have to give 15 days for the district to decide if they agree. If they don't agree, the marriage cannot proceed. [8]

LGBT adoption

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References

  1. ↑ 16 December 1830 Law (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Changing legal gender assignment in Brazil (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Gays and Lesbians allowed to serve openly in the Brazilian Military Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ "Portal CNJ - CNJ determina que cartórios terão de reconhecer união de pessoas do mesmo sexo". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brazilian judicial council orders notaries to recognize same-sex marriage". CNN. May 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Adoption of same-sex unions in Brazil (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro state legalizes gay marriage". 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013..
  8. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro facilita casamento gay em todo estado; uniões ainda passam por aval de juiz". Acapa. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2013. O pedido então será encaminhado ao juiz da comarca responsável, que decidirá sobre cada caso
  9. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese) [ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese) [ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese) [ permanent dead link ]


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