Still, queer people in Portugal have persevered for decades and have built a beautiful community. ILGA also found that 79% of young people had witnessed anti-LGBT bullying.
This does not mean that discrimination does not occur, but rather that it goes unreported, or that LGBT people tend to move to urban areas. Despite being known to be more accepting, Lisbon (32%) and Porto (15%) had the most reported incidents of discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT people. In fact, out of the reported incidents of discrimination to ILGA Portugal in 2020, most of them were verbal insults and threats. Unfortunately, gay couples and trans people might still get shouted at on the street, even in the capital. Like in most parts of the world, LGBT people are still discriminated against. Portuguese societal views tend to reflect homophobia and transphobia. Cities like Porto and Lisbon are accepting and have a large LGBT community.ĭespite most laws on LGBT rights being progressive, we will not sugarcoat it. LGBT people have access to a variety of rights such as gay marriage and adoption. Portugal is known as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in the world.
