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| Region | Santa Catarina |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| End Date | May 14, 2025 |
| Description | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. This is despite the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that censorship of LGBTIQ+ issues in schools was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court would rule it in unconstitutional in 2025. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/05/14/stf-invalida-decreto-sc-linguagem-neutra.ghtml https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/19/supreme-court-strikes-down-bigotry-brazils-schools |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | State-enforced | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | State-enforced | Ambiguous |
| Description | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. The Supreme Court would rule it in unconstitutional in 2025. | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. This is despite the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that censorship of LGBTIQ+ issues in schools was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court would rule it in unconstitutional in 2025. |
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| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/05/14/stf-invalida-decreto-sc-linguagem-neutra.ghtml | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/05/14/stf-invalida-decreto-sc-linguagem-neutra.ghtml https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/19/supreme-court-strikes-down-bigotry-brazils-schools |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Law ended in 2025.
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| End Date | (none) | May 14, 2025 |
| Description | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. The Supreme Court would rule it in unconstitutional in 2025. |
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| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2025/05/14/stf-invalida-decreto-sc-linguagem-neutra.ghtml |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2021, the state government of Santa Catarina passed a decree that bans gender-neutral and non-binary language in all schools in the state. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2021/06/18/governo-de-sc-proibe-linguagem-neutra-em-escolas-publicas-e-privadas.ghtml https://ndmais.com.br/direitos/o-que-e-linguagem-nao-binaria-proibida-sc/ https://g1.globo.com/educacao/noticia/2023/02/13/linguagem-neutra-barrada-pelo-stf-lei-que-proibe-o-uso-de-linguagem-neutra-existe-em-3-estados-e-2-capitais.ghtml |