LGBT rights in São Paulo (state)

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LGBT rights in São Paulo
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 protectionsSince 2019
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsSame-sex marriage since 2013[4][5]
AdoptionLegal since 2010[6]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the Brazilian state of São Paulo are liberal. Same-sex marriage is legally performed in the state, as in Brazil as a whole.

Laws against homosexuality[edit]

Homosexuality is legal in São Paulo State.

Hate crimes and discrimination law[edit]

Large poster of the Public Defenders Office of the State of São Paulo, promoting the LGBT civil rights.

The São Paulo Law No. 10 948 went into effect on 5 November 2001, providing for penalties to be applied to the practice of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and other measures.[7][8][9]

LGBT adoption[edit]

In 2006, a male gay couple from Catanduva, São Paulo officially adopted a five-year-old girl.[10]

Same-sex marriage[edit]

On December 18, 2012, the Justice Court of São Paulo state ordered all notaries statewide to open marriages licenses for same-sex couples, becoming the most populous Brazilian state to offer same-sex marriages in a manner that is equal to other marriages.[11]

LGBT life[edit]

Cultural expression[edit]

According to the Guinness World Records, the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade is the world's largest LGBT Pride celebration, with 4 million people in 2009.[12] In 2007, in its eleventh edition, the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade broke its own record as the biggest parade in the world and attracted 3.5 million people.[13]

Rights advocacy[edit]

SOMOS, an LGBT rights organization, was established in 1980 in São Paulo, at the same time as Gay Group of Bahia [ar; ast; es; fr; it; pt] was established in Bahia.

Homophobia[edit]

In 2005, the Latin American Center of Human Rights in Sexuality (Clam) interviewed participants in the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade and found that 65% of their respondents had experienced hate speech and/or suffered physical aggression.[citation needed]

The Richarlyson affair occurred in which a judge was brought before the Justice Council of São Paulo for stating in court that soccer is a "virile, masculine sport and not a homosexual one." However, afterwards the same judge apologized and afterwards decided to annul the decision he wrote.[14]

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. ^ Leis antidiscriminatórias no Brasil (Anti-homophobia laws in Brazil) Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Laws – Sexual Orientation (in Portuguese) Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Laws – Sexual orientation by Location (in Portuguese) Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Cartórios de SP aceitam registro de união gay". Baptista, Renata. Folha de S. Paulo. November 23, 2006. (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ Casamento gay em São Paulo/Same-sex marriage in São Paulo state (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ São Paulo Gay Parade (in English)
  13. ^ São Paulo Gay Pride Parade. Folha de S. Paulo. June 10, 2007. (in Portuguese)
  14. ^ Em programa de TV, Richarlyson nega ser homossexual (in Portuguese)
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