Current Version
| Region | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT Issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Censorship is illegal nationwide according to the Brazilian Constitution. |
| Sources | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicao.htm |
Revision History (2)
Revision by br0okklyn. status and description were not accurate.
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Start Date | 2017 | Oct 5, 1988 |
| Description | According to ILGA: In the municipalities of Pau dos Ferros and Apodi, Law No. 1,612 (2017) and Law No. 1,254 (2018), respectively, prohibit the teaching of "gender ideology", as well as "any discipline that attempts to orient the sexuality of students or that attempts to extinguish the masculine and/or feminine as human genders". | Censorship is illegal nationwide according to the Brazilian Constitution. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/brazil-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20Grande%20Norte%20Pau%20dos%20Ferros%20Law%20no.%201612%20(2017)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20Grande%20Norte%20Apodi%20Law%20no%201254%20(2018)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicao.htm |
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Revision by Nathan. Update. Sources added
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (NONE) | 2017 |
| Description | In Rio Grande do Norte, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | According to ILGA: In the municipalities of Pau dos Ferros and Apodi, Law No. 1,612 (2017) and Law No. 1,254 (2018), respectively, prohibit the teaching of "gender ideology", as well as "any discipline that attempts to orient the sexuality of students or that attempts to extinguish the masculine and/or feminine as human genders". |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/brazil-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20Grande%20Norte%20Pau%20dos%20Ferros%20Law%20no.%201612%20(2017)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20Grande%20Norte%20Apodi%20Law%20no%201254%20(2018)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf | |
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