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Introduction

The thematic issue “Monstrous Genealogies: Reclaiming Queer Lives and Embodiments”* arises from our desire to continue the debates initiated at the III Monster’s Summer School, held from September 18th to 22nd, 2023, at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal. It brings together a series of contributions from the Summer School participants, including both students and speakers, as w...

Ageing as LGBTQ+ in Portugal. A guide for health professionals and carers

Envelhecer como LGBTQ+ em Portugal. Guia para profissionais de saúde e cuidador...

At the Fringes of Pride Politics: Experiences of Bisexual and Chronically Ill L...

This paper draws attention to the tensions generated within LGBTQ+ movements in Portugal. Although recent legal developments have put Portugal on the map as a European country welcoming LGBTQ+ people, on a local scale, movements have been less ready to expand their notions of inclusion within the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Drawing on two studies carried out through twenty qualitative interviews between 2017 and 2020, the...

Franet National contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2023: Portugal

DISCLAIMER: This document was commissioned under contract by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) as background material for the project ‘FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2023'. The information and views contained in this document do not necessarily reflect the views or the official position of the FRA. The document is made publicly available for transparency and information purposes only and doe...

When vulnerability got mainstream: Reading the pandemic through disability and ...

Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated discourses and practices that directly refer to the semantic universe usually connected to disability and illness. Words such as ‘pre-existing conditions’, ‘risk groups’, ‘accessibility’, and ‘vulnerability’ have become everyday elements of official and informal communications across the globe. In this article, I explore the contradictions that arise from ...

"The Light at the End of the Tunnel": Experiences of LGBTQ+ Adults in Portugues...

This work analyses experiences of LGBTQ+ people accessing healthcare in Portugal. A total of 32 semi-structured interviews were conducted with queer adults (18-59 years old). The thematic analysis and thematic networks brought to light how structural cis-heteronorms are compliant with the maintenance of invisibility regarding sexual and gender diversity. As a consequence, experiences of direct and indirect disc...

Fare ricerca su malattia cronica e vissuti LGBTQ+: riflessioni dal campo

Entre mundos e lutas: identidades, interseccionalidade e resistência incorporada

Neste texto, através de um trabalho que cruza a doença crónica e a sexualidade são pensadas as aspirações de emancipação social pensando em identidades insurgentes que, por um lado, contradizem as narrativas dominantes sobre os termos da sua inferiorização e, por outro, expõem o entrelaçar de opressões e resistências. Trata-se de confrontar as práticas de separação que tantas vezes nos impedem de entender, seja...

Genere e sessualità nei vissuti di malattia e invecchiamento: tra narrazioni do...

The article investigates the intersection of doing gender and sexuality within chronic conditions and aging, adopting an analytical framework that mixes different theoretical approaches (Crip theory and Disability studies, Gender studies and Ageing studies). The empirical basis derives from two different research projects: the first one analysed the experiences of young adults LGBTQ+ with chronic illness throug...