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

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.

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.


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