Gay rights in Brazil
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Homosexuality has been legal in Brazil since 1830.[1]
The 1989 constitutions of the states of Mato Grosso and of Sergipe explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. As of 2003, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was prohibited in 73 municipal statutes, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and three state constitutions.
In the summer of 2006, Brazil launched Brazil Against Homophobia, a campaign against homophobia within the country including TV commercials and billboards.
Same-sex civil unions have been established at the state level in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. A court decision has been pending since 2005 on legalizing marriage nationwide.
[edit] See also
- Civil unions in Brazil
- Grupo Gay da Bahia Brazilian gay rights group
- Human rights in Brazil
[edit] References
- http://www.iglhrc.org/files/iglhrc/reports/990604-antidis.pdf Antidiscrimination Legislation, April 1999, A Worldwide Summary, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Accessed January 8, 2006.
- What is the GGB, Grupo Gay da Bahia, 2003 Accessed January 8, 2006. <http://www.ggb.org.br/ggb-ingles.html>
- The International Lesbian and Gay Association World Legal Survey July 31, 2000. Accessed January 6, 2006 <http://www.ilga.info/Information/Legal_survey/americas/brazil.htm>
[edit] External links
- Felipa de Souza Brazilian woman condemned for sodomy by the Inquisition in 1592
- Grupo Gay da Bahia, 2003
- IGLHRC, 1999)
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