Within the penal code, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (and discrimination in general) is treated as an aggravating circumstances since 2009. Sexual orientation was also a protected characteristic from employment discrimination since 2002 until 2012. 2009. Sexual orientation was also a protected characteristic from employment discrimination since 2002 until 2012. There are other legal protections that explicitly include gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in areas such as health, employment, education, property rights, children and youth, gender-based violence, national police, social protection, media and hate speech: -Article 7(i) of the Code of Conduct for Media Professionals for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections (2011) -Article 4 of Law No. 5/2014 Social Communication Law. -Article 7(i) of Government Decree No. 10/2017 Approves the Technical Procedures for Carrying out Journalistic Coverage Activities of the Presidential Election. -Article 2(i) of Land Law No. 13/2017. -Article 3 of Law No. 3/2017 on the Prevention and Fight against Human Trafficking. -Guidelines No. 12/2017 on Prevention and combating sexual harassment in the Public Service. -Article 3-2(o) of Law No. 13/2022, Second amendment to Law No. 10/2004 Health System Law. -Article 3-B(e) of Decree-Law No. 88/2022, Third amendment to Decree-Law No. 14/2004 on the Exercise of Health Professions. -Article 3(a) of Decree-Law No. 31/2023 on the Career Statute for Kindergarten Teachers and Primary and Secondary School Teachers (Teaching Career Statute). -Article 4(2) of Decree-Law No. 32/2023, Legal Framework for the National Basic Education System. -Article 4(2) of Decree-Law No. 33/2023, Legal Framework of the National Secondary Education System. -Article 6(n) of Law No. 6/2023 on the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger. -Article 7(k) of Decree-Law No. 22/2024 on One-off Support Allowance for Vulnerable People -Decree No. 11/MSSI/V/2024 approving the Standard Operating Procedures for the management of child and youth protection cases. -Decree No. 10/MSSI/V/2024 Approving the Standard Operating Procedures on Management and Coordination to Support Victims of Gender-Based Violence. -Decree No. 6/2025 Regulates the Training of Kindergarten Teachers and Primary and Secondary Education Teachers.

Within the penal code, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (and discrimination in general) is treated as an aggravating circumstances. circumstances since 2009. Sexual orientation was also a protected characteristic from employment discrimination since 2002 until 2012.