LGBTQ rights in Alagoas

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Alagoas, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

LGBTQ rights in Alagoas
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 2011[4][5]
Adoption	Legal since 2010[6]

Recognition of same-sex unions

Main article: Same-sex marriage in Alagoas

On December 7, 2011, the Court of Alagoas legalized same-sex marriage throughout the state of Alagoas, being the first to do so. Now, same-sex couples don't need to have judge's approval to have a marriage license.^[7]