This dissertation examines the impact of the Brazilian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and travesti (LGBT)
movement on the construction of a more inclusive democracy. In order to do this, I …

… In the mid-1990s of the twentieth century in Portugal, collective activist actions were still …
agenda of gays asserted themselves in Portugal. Even lesbian claims were and continue to be …

… For example, activists in Mexico, Portugal, Chile, and Ecuador spoke about the prominence
of Catholicism and misogyny as the biggest obstacles to LGBT equality. Regional collectives…

… Portugal has made a remarkable progress in promoting the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
… activist and former MP, critically analyses the development of LGBTQI+ rights in democratic …

This dissertation examines the impact of the Brazilian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and travesti (LGBT)
movement on the construction of a more inclusive democracy. In order to do this, I …

… These practices of silencing the lesbian voice in the name of “… lesbians and lesbian voices
not only in the general public sphere, but also within the two domains where lesbian activism …

… Crespo, two of the activists who most consistently have given … had a prominent role in Portugal
compared to the visibility given … We can observe a total absence of reference to lesbians. …

… Activists have used the courts when the national road was blocked; they managed to obtain
rights for gays, lesbians, and transsexuals, and have thereby contributed to giving Europe a …

… open to issues of concern to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (… that “There are no
militant gays and lesbians in my party.” … Since its independence from Portugal, Brazil has never …

… We would like to dedicate this volume to Lepa Mlađenović, who is on so many of its pages,
and other lesbian/feminist/queer activists that have inspired us over the years… their courage…