LGBTQ rights in Rio de Janeiro (state)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights are liberal in Rio de Janeiro. Same-sex marriage is legal in the state.

LGBTQ rights in Rio de Janeiro
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	Explicit legal protection nationwide
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	Same-sex marriage since 2013[4][5]
Adoption	Legal since 2010[6]

Recognition of same-sex unions

On 17 April 2013, The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing same-sex marriage in the state if local judges agree. Same sex weddings are poised to begin in the coming days.^[7] According to the ruling (25/2013), a couples' request must be registered by civil registry officers, who have to give 15 days for the district to decide if they agree. If they don't agree, the marriage cannot proceed.^[8]

LGBTQ adoption

• August 24, 2007 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of a child by a lesbian couple.^[9]
• May 21, 2009 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of two children by a lesbian couple.^[10]
• February 22, 2010 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of a child by a lesbian couple.^{[11][clarification needed]}