LGBTQ rights in Paraíba
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LGBTQ rights in Paraíba | |
|---|---|
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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 2003 for sexual orientation;[4] since 2017 for gender identity[5] |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2013[6] |
| Adoption | Legal since 2012[6] |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the Brazilian state of Paraíba have had significant legal advances in recent decades.[7]
In 1830, Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro I sanctioned the Imperial Penal Code, removing all references to sodomy from Brazilian law.[8][9]
Recognition of same-sex unions
On April 26, 2013, Judge Márcio Murilo da Cunha Ramos, of the General Court of Justice of Paraíba, published Provision CGJ No. 006, authorizing the registration of civil unions and same-sex marriages in the state.[6]
Discrimination protections
On January 10, 2003, the Governor of Paraíba, Cássio Cunha Lima, sanctioned Law No. 7,309, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.[4]
On June 8, 2017, the governor of Paraíba, Ricardo Coutinho, signed Law No. 10909, amending Law No. 7,309 to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.[5][10]
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.[11]
In January 2023, the Court of Justice of Paraíba (TJPB) published Provision CGJ-TJPB nº 89 authorizing the alteration of the sex marker to "X" without a court order.[12][13]
Censorship
Gender-neutral language ban
On December 5, 2017, the Sousa City Council approved bill 051/2017, which prohibits teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in the city's schools.[14][15]
Other cities in the state, such as Patos and Campina Grande, have also approved similar bills.[15]
Pride parades
On November 7, 2023, the João Pessoa City Council approved bill number 1,527, which aims to prohibit the participation of children and adolescents in LGBTQ pride events in the city.[16][17][18] The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraíba (MPPB) recommended that the city's mayor, Tarcísio Jardim, veto the bill.[18][19]
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