The Portuguese Journal of Social Science is an English-language scholarly journal publishing work in the social sciences relating to Portugal, whether directly or in a comparative perspective. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/33111 2026-04-13T10:24:26Z 2026-04-13T10:24:26Z Fernandes, Telmo Alves, Beatriz Ioverno, Salvatore Gato, Jorge http://hdl.handle.net/10071/33238 2025-01-30T14:27:15Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: Somewhere under the rainbow: LGBTQ youth and school climate in Portugal Autoria: Fernandes, Telmo; Alves, Beatriz; Ioverno, Salvatore; Gato, Jorge Resumo: This article presents a narrative review about the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youths in Portuguese schools. The Portuguese context and social climate towards LGBTQ people were presented and a review of existing legislation, policies and interventions focusing on LGBTQ youth was conducted. Results from social science research with this population were examined and complemented with data from a recent survey. Pervasiveness of prejudice and discrimination and the concurrent need to manage the visibility of LGBTQ identities both in school context and in the family were confirmed. Support from school is not always guaranteed, and evidence of anti-bullying policies that explicitly mention sexual orientation and gender identity is still scarce. Some implications for future practice and research are drawn.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Cardona, M. J. Pinto, N. Moleiro, C. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/33236 2025-01-30T13:44:44Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: Experiences of families of trans and gender diverse youth in Portugal within an ecological systems framework Autoria: Cardona, M. J.; Pinto, N.; Moleiro, C. Resumo: Trans people’s civil rights and visibility on issues related to gender identity have come a long way in the last decade in Portugal and worldwide. This article presents a study focused on the experiences of families of trans and gender diverse youth. It aims to understand and examine the experiences, considerations and challenges that parents, siblings and other relatives of young trans and gender diverse people encounter within the current Portuguese context. Eleven participants from six family units were interviewed, with the degrees of kinship of mother (n = 4), father (n = 3), sister (n = 3) and grandmother (n = 1). Results show a diversity of positive and less positive experiences, resources and challenges within the nuclear and extended families, within the educational and health systems and, lastly, within the larger social and cultural context. Main implications and recommendations for intervention and public policies in this field are presented.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Santos, A. C. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/33234 2025-04-10T09:40:35Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: Ageing with a twist: Intimacy and care amongst LGB older adults in Portugal Autoria: Santos, A. C. Resumo: Ageing is increasingly at the centre of both local and international politics and policies. However, the attention on the intersection of ageing and sexual diversity has remained largely absent from research agendas in the Portuguese context. This article addresses issues of care and intimacy experienced by self-identified lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people over the age of 60 both before and during the COVID-19 outbreak in Portugal. The article is divided into four sections. In the introduction, the main issue addressed will be an explanation that draws on a theoretical framework informed by both LGBTQI+ and ageing and life course studies. The second section gives a necessarily brief overview of the socio-legal context of LGBTQI+ issues in Portugal and provides information regarding methodological aspects of the research. The third section explores experiences, prior and during the pandemic, of older adults who self-identify as LGB in the Portuguese context. Accompanied by excerpts from interviews originally carried out in 2019 and 2020, this section is structured around three topics: pandemic 2.0.; isolation and relational loneliness and health and care networks. The last section discusses the current impact of ageing and of ageism on older LGB adults, while also offering recommendations for future policy and scholarly work.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Saleiro, S. P. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/33232 2025-01-30T13:20:10Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título próprio: (Trans)gender recognition in Portugal: From a ‘void’ to the right to gender self-determination Autoria: Saleiro, S. P. Resumo: This article reviews Portugal’s path in addressing non-normative gender identities, focusing particularly on legal gender recognition. While recognition is not limited to enshrining rights in the law – especially the right to the acknowledgement of (self)identity by the state – the legal step is one that is clearly fundamental to making overall recognition a reality. Portugal is an interesting case study, having shifted in less than a decade – the second of the twenty-first century – from a complete absence of trans issues in legislation to the passage of a law on gender identity based on self-determination. Using analysis of legislation and interviews of trans people and representatives of the LGBTQI+ movement conducted during two research projects spanning the last fifteen years, we analyse the macro-level transformations and how they are reflected, at the micro-level, in the trans people’s inclusion in or exclusion from legal recognition, and in the extension of this basic condition of citizenship.

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