Portugal returns to top 10 in gay and lesbian rankings

The return to the top 10 – with the exception of 2022 (11th place) Portugal has been in the top ten since 2013 – is due to the approval last year of a ban on conversion practices, as well as the acceptance of registration. cancer screening regulations and the National Life Sciences Ethics Council’s recommendations to the government to regulate altruistic pregnancies, greatly increasing access to family for male couples.

“Despite this increase, it is noteworthy that the country has seen a 185% increase in hate speech on social media, as well as an increase in attacks and intrusions on LGBTI+ events and venues by ultra-conservative extremist groups,” said Daniela Bento of Portugal ILGA Association. . “With the rise of the far right in parliament, there is a serious risk of deterioration in the rights of LGBTI+ people,” he warns. ILGA Portugal says the implementation of specific Self-Determination Law measures in schools and the creation of a legal framework recognizing non-binary gender or “third gender” remains to be achieved.

Most countries continue to fail to include sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression and sexual characteristics in their anti-discrimination legal frameworks.