Gay & Lesbian Information for Portugal

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Gay & Lesbian Information for Portugal

Portugal Gay is a website for bisexuals, homosexuals, lesbians and transgender people in Portugal. It has a travel guide and a directory on gay and lesbian places as well as daily news and an events guide. Although the site is in Portuguese, some information is available in English.

• PortugalGay.PT
  At: Apartado 4705, 4012-001 Porto
  Tel: 800 206 919
  e-mail
  Website 

Gay Times is one of Europe's leading gay magazines with travel reviews, an online shop and information about gay law.

Gay Associations in Portugal

International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) Portugal (Associação ILGA Portugal): This association fights for the integration and the improvement of living conditions of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population within society. The association has a helpline, a community centre, provides legal and psychological counselling and promotes cultural activities concerning music, theatre and cinema.

• Portuguese ILGA
  At: Centro Comunitário Gay e Lésbico de Lisboa, Rua de S. Lázaro 88, 1150-333 Lisbon
  Tel: 218 873 918
  Fax: 218 873 922
  ILGA helpline Tel: 218 876 116 on Fridays and Saturdays from 21:00-24:00
  Open: Wednesday to Saturday from 16:00-24:00, Sundays 16:00-21:00
  e-mail
  Website (in Portuguese)

Opus Gay: Organisation whose aim is to promote solidarity between all members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. This is one of the oldest gay associations in the country.

• Opus Gay
  At: Rua da Ilha Terceira, 34-2º, 1000-173 Lisbon
  Tel: 213 151 396
  e-mail 
  Website (in Portuguese)

Associação para o Estudo e Defesa dos Direitos à Identidade de Género: Non-profit association for the study and defence of the right to gender identity, providing legal, social and psychological support.

• Associação para o Estudo e Defesa dos Direitos à Identidade de Género
  e-mail 
  Website 

Rede Ex-Aequo: Association of young gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transexuals aged 16 to 30.

• Rede Ex-Aequo
  Tel: 968 781 841
  e-mail 
  Website (in Portuguese)

Clube Safo: Association for lesbians in Portugal

• Clube Safo
  At: Apartado 9973, 1911-701 Lisbon
  Tel: 960 046 617
  e-mail
  Website (in Portuguese)

Não te Prives – Grupo de Defesa dos Direitos Sexuais: Non profit association focussing on the discrimination of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transexuals.

Gaymotard Portugal: Association for gay, lesbian and bisexual bikers in Portugal. The website provides information about bikers events and about the gay scene and bikers in Portugal.

Gay Events in Portugal

Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: Annual film festival taking place during the last two weeks of September with films, short movies and documentaries.

Lesbian & Gay Pride (Arraial Gay e Lesbico) takes place every year on the Saturday nearest 28 June.

The Portugal Pride website provides information about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender events throughout Portugal.

Age of consent

The age of consent for heterosexual couples is 14, for homosexual couples it is 16.

Gay and Lesbian in the Algarve

There are gay resorts across the Algarve and the main gay friendly beaches are Vale do Lobo. Armação de Pera and Quinta do Lago.

• PortugalGay.com has a directory of gay bars, clubs, restaurants and more in southern Portugal: Click here 
• Algarve Gay (in Portuguese) has articles and information on gay events in the Algarve