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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights in Portugal are among the most advanced in the world; having improved substantially in the 21st century. [1] [2] After a long period of oppression during the Estado Novo, Portuguese society has become increasingly accepting of homosexuality, [3] which was decriminalized in 1982, [4] eight years after the Carnation Revolution.
On 31 May 2010 the law 9/2010 legalized and recognized the marriage of same-sex couples. [7] This piece of legislation put Portugal at eighth in the world to legalize same-sex marriage and set them at the front of the LGBT citizenship rights within Europe.
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After the decriminalisation of homosexuality there was an emergence of LGBT organisations and gay rights groups in the 1990s in Portugal. [17] Since 1982 Portugal progressed quickly in legal advances in protecting and upholding the rights of the LGBT community. It was in 2001 that they acknowledged civil unions for same-sex couples. [19]
Most religious denominations in Portugal do not support same-sex marriage and do not allow their clergy to bless or officiate at marriages of same-sex couples. The Catholic Church was opposed to the law and, while Portugal is a constitutional secular country, its status as a historically Catholic country was also a reason for the media ...
Last year saw a transgender woman from Portugal place in the top 20. Months before the 2023 competition, 22-year-old Rikkie Valerie Kolle became the first transgender Miss Netherlands.