LGBT rights in Alagoas

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LGBT rights in Alagoas
StatusLegal since 1830,[1] age of consent equalised
Gender identityGender change allowed,[2] official standard for altering legal sex doesn't require surgery since 2018
MilitaryAllowed to serve openly[3]
Discrimination protectionsYes, since 2019
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsSame-sex marriage since 2011[4][5]
AdoptionLegal since 2010[6]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Alagoas, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

Recognition of same-sex unions[edit]

On December 7, 2011, the Court of Alagoas legalized same-sex marriage throughout the state of Alagoas, being the first to do so. Now, same-sex couples don't need to have judge's approval to have a marriage license.[7]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Alagoas regulamenta o casamento civil entre gays em todos os cartórios do estado - Brasil em Política no A Capa". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-12-22.