Current Version
| Region | Guinea-Bissau |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 1577 of the Civil Code reads "Marriage is the contract concluded between two people of different sexes who intend to legitimately form a family through a full communion of life." |
| Sources | Civil Code: https://pgr.gw/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Codigo-Civil-Legislacao-2006.pdf |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Start Date | Apr 23, 1993 | (unknown) |
| Description | The civil code defines marriage as a union of people with opposite sex | Article 1577 of the Civil Code reads "Marriage is the contract concluded between two people of different sexes who intend to legitimately form a family through a full communion of life." |
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| Sources | https://s3.amazonaws.com/landesa_production/resource/923/Guinea-Bissau_Civil-code_1984_PORTUGUESE.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAICR3ICC22CMP7DPA&Expires=1405369951&Signature=mHopkem%2BN5M%2BOuA6fAO5Xkit1F8%3D | Civil Code: https://pgr.gw/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Codigo-Civil-Legislacao-2006.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Apr 23, 1993 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The civil code defines marriage as a union of people with opposite sex |
| Sources | https://s3.amazonaws.com/landesa_production/resource/923/Guinea-Bissau_Civil-code_1984_PORTUGUESE.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAICR3ICC22CMP7DPA&Expires=1405369951&Signature=mHopkem%2BN5M%2BOuA6fAO5Xkit1F8%3D |