LGBTQ rights in Ceará
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Brazilian state of Ceará enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people. Same-sex marriage is legal in the state since 2013.
LGBTQ rights in Ceará | |
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| 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 2019 |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2013[4][5] |
| Adoption | Legal since 2010[6] |
Recognition of same-sex unions
Discrimination protections
On 16 November 2006, the governor of Ceará, Lúcio Alcântara signed a law that mandates the inclusion of educational materials on sexual orientation in the training of the state's Civil and Military Police. The law was published in the Official Gazette on the 26th.[9]
On 13 June 2019, the Supreme Federal Court ruled that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime akin to racism.[10]
On 19 May 2021, governor of Ceará Camilo Santana (PT) signed Law No. 17,480, which establishes the mandatory installation of notices against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in establishments.[11][12]
Gender identity and expression
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ruled on 1 March 2018, that a transgender person has the right to change their official name and sex without the need of surgery or professional evaluation, just by self-declaration of their psychosocial identity.[13]
On 22 May 2024, the Court of Justice of Ceará (TJCE) authorized Brune Bonassi to rectify their documents to reflect a neutral gender, making them the first non-binary person in the state to do so.[14]