From an oppressed citizenship to affirmative identities: lesbian and gay political participation in a southern european context

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2007

Autores

Nuno Santos Carneiro (Autor) FPCEUP; Isabel Menezes (Autor) FPCEUP

Revista

Título: Journal of Homosexuality

Vol. 53 Nº 3

Páginas: 65-82

ISSN: 0091-8369

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

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Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Psicologia

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00J-15G

DOI: 10.1300/J082v53n03_05

Abstract (EN): In this paper we intend to articulate a multidimensional perspective on citizenship with a psychological understanding of lesbian and gay identities' development in the context of a Southern European country: Portugal. We begin by reviewing some legal statements and institutional regulations around gay and lesbian-issues and the lack of opportunities for the affirmation of a non-hegemonic (sexual) identity in Portugal. Next, we describe participation efforts developed by the Portuguese LGBT nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the actual results that such efforts already produced in the political and cultural attitudes toward gay men and lesbians: particularly, the legal approval of domestic same-sex partnership is emphasized as a symbolic achievement of such political struggle. Finally, we explore the implications of communitarian participation for gay and lesbian identities' development, not just in terms of collective empowerment but also in what concerns individual development and well-being.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

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