LGBTQ rights in Pará
LGBTQ rights in Pará | |
|---|---|
| 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 2007 for sexual orientation;[4] since 2019 for gender identity[5] |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2012[6] |
| Adoption | Legal since 2012[7] |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Brazilian state of Pará enjoys many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people.[8] Homosexuality is legal in the state since 1830.
Legality of same-sex sexual activity
In 1830, Brazilian Emperor Pedro I sanctioned the Imperial Penal Code, removing all references to sodomy from Brazilian law.[9]
Recognition of same-sex unions
- On June 28, 2012, in the state of Pará, 28 same-sex couples got married in a ceremony, that took place in Belém.[6]
Adoption and parenting
December 21, 2011 - the Justice of the city of Belém, Pará authorized the adoption of a two-year-old child by a lesbian couple.[7]
Discrimination protections
Since 2007, through a constitutional amendment, the Constitution of the State of Pará prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.[4] In 2019, discrimination based on gender identity was banned through a decision by the Supreme Federal Court.[5]
On April 21, 2009, the Governor of Pará Ana Julia Carepa sanctioned Law No. 7,261, which establishes the State Day to Combat Homophobia (Portuguese: Dia Estadual de Combate à Homofobia).[10]
On June 11, 2024, the Governor Helder Barbalho sanctioned Law No. 10,570, which establishes the State Day of Bisexual Visibility (Portuguese: Dia Estadual da Visibilidade Bissexual).[11]
On April 8, 2024, the Governor Helder Barbalho signed Decree No. 3,831, which establishes the State Council for Sexual Diversity, part of the State Secretariat for Racial Equality and Human Rights (SEIRDH).[12]
Gender identify and expression
In 2008, the State Department of Education (SEDUC) published Decree no. 016, which guarantees the right of transgender people to use their social name in schools.[13]
In June 21, 2025, Ember Alves Oliveira became the first person in the state to obtain a birth certificate with an "X" sex marker, through an action by the Public Defender's Office of the State of Pará (DPE-PA).[14] The Public Defender's Office sent an official letter to the registry office in Ananindeua requesting the rectification of Ember's name and gender. However, the request for a gender change was denied based on Provision No. 73 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), which does not provide for a third gender option. The change of first name was also denied, without any legal justification.[14] Faced with repeated refusals from the registry office, the Public Defender's Office filed a lawsuit to obtain the rectification. The institution emphasized that maintaining documentation that does not reflect gender identity represents "a source of suffering and anguish, which constitutes a violation of human dignity."[14]
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal | (Since 1830) |
| Equal age of consent | (Since 1830) |
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | (Since 2007 for sexual orientation;[4] Since 2019 for gender identity)[5] |
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | (Since 2007 for sexual orientation;[4] Since 2019 for gender identity)[5] |
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (Incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | (Since 2007 for sexual orientation;[4] Since 2019 for gender identity)[5] |
| Same-sex marriages | (Since 2013) |
| Recognition of same-sex couples | (Since 2012) |
| Stepchild adoption by same-sex couples | (Since 2010) |
| Joint adoption by same-sex couples | (Since 2010) |
| LGBTQ people allowed to serve openly in the military | |
| Right to change legal gender | (Since 2008; gender self-identification since 2018) |
| Third gender option | / (Only in a specific case)[14] |
| Conversion therapy by medical professionals banned | (Since 1999 for homosexuals and since 2018 for transgender people)[15][16] |
| Access to IVF for lesbians | (Since 2013)[17] |
| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | (Banned for any couple regardless of sexual orientation) |
| MSMs allowed to donate blood | (Since 2020)[18] |
References
- ^ "LEI DE 16 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1830". www.planalto.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ "STJ autoriza transexual a mudar nome e sexo na certidão de nascimento". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "Final feliz na caserna". blogdofavre.ig.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e "CONSTITUIÇÃO ESTADUAL DE 5 DE OUTUBRO DE 1989" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
IV – promover o bem de todos, sem preconceitos de origem, raça, sexo, orientação sexual, cor, idade, deficiência e quaisquer outras formas de discriminação.
[IV – To promote the well-being of all, without prejudice based on origin, race, sex, sexual orientation, color, age, disability, or any other form of discrimination.] - ^ a b c d e "Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ a b Online, DOL-Diário (2012-06-28). "Pará faz primeiro casamento civil comunitário gay". DOL - Diário Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ a b "Defensoria garante a casal homossexual o direito de adotar criança". cenag.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "LGBT Rights in Pará, Brazil". Equaldex. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "Brazil - BRAZZIL - Gays in the early 1900s in Brazil - Homosexualism in Brazil - March 2000". www.brazzil.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "LEI Nº 7.261, DE 21 DE ABRIL DE 2009". lex.pge.pa.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ "LEI Nº 10.570, DE 11 DE JUNHO DE 2024". lex.pge.pa.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ "DECRETO Nº 3.831, DE 8 DE ABRIL DE 2024". lex.pge.pa.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ "PORTARIA Nº. 016/2008" (PDF). direitohomoafetivo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ a b c d "Defensoria Pública do Pará garante alteração de nome e gênero para pessoa não-binária, em Ananindeua". Defensoria Pública do Pará (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ "RESOLUÇÃO CFP N° 001/99 DE 22 DE MARÇO DE 1999" (PDF). site.cfp.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "RESOLUÇÃO Nº 1, DE 29 DE JANEIRO DE 2018" (PDF). site.cfp.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Casais gays ganham direito ao uso de fertilização in vitro". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Após decisão do Supremo, Hemocentro de Brasília muda protocolos e aceita doação de sangue de homens LGBT". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
External links
- Lima, Anne Caroline Gonçalves; Formigosa, Joana Dulce Cabral; Fernandes, Luciana Maria Furtado; Carvalho, Thiago dos Santos (2022-12-08). "Os desafios enfrentados pela população LGBTQIA+ em um ambiente público em Belém/Pará: relato de experiência". Research, Society and Development (in Portuguese). 11 (16): e276111638063 – e276111638063. doi:10.33448/rsd-v11i16.38063. ISSN 2525-3409.