LGBT history in Portugal

Updated on Dec 27, 2023

Edit

Comment

Homosexuality in Portugal was made a criminal act in 1886, but was decriminalised in 1982.

1999 - Gays and bisexuals can serve the Army.

2001 - De facto union is recognised.

2004 - Sexual orientaion is no longer seen as a discriminative factor.

2007 - Homophobic acts are criminalized.

2010 - Same-sex marriage is legalized, Portugal being the 8th country to legalize same-sex marriage.

2015 - Same-sex adoption is legalized. To the date, only co-adoption was legal.

Same-sex marriage in Portugal was legalized in 2010.

References

(Text) CC BY-SA