Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Portugal

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Full ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 2007
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