LGBT rights in Sergipe

Recognition of same-sex unions in South America
  Marriage
  Other type of partnership
  Unrecognized or unknown
  Same-sex marriage banned
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Sergipe, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

Laws against discrimination

Mato Grosso do Sul 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 the state of Sergipe.

Same-sex marriage

On 5 July 2012, Brazilian State's Judiciary Power of Sergipe issued "Provimento nº 06/2012" regulating same-sex marriage throughout the State. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Marriage open to gay couples in Sergipe" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

References

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