LGBTQ rights in Sergipe
LGBTQ rights in Sergipe | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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]
On December 17, 2025, Sergipe became the first Brazilian state to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in its constitution, through Constitutional Amendment No. 59, proposed by state representative Linda Brasil (PSOL).[9]
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
- ^ "LEI DE 16 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1830". www.planalto.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ "STJ autoriza transexual a mudar nome e sexo na certidão de nascimento". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "Final feliz na caserna". blogdofavre.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ a b "Provimento nº 06/2012" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Casal homoafetivo pode adotar?". Jusbrasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02.
- ^ Monteiro, Alessandro Santos (December 17, 2025). "Sergipe é o primeiro estado do Brasil a incluir identidade de gênero na Constituição". Legislative Assembly of Sergipe (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 22, 2026.