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Who we are
Founded in 1995, ILGA Portugal Association – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Intervention is the largest and oldest association fighting for equality and against discrimination against LGBTI+ persons and their families in Portugal.
We are an NGO in the form of Private Institution of Social Solidarity framed in the Portuguese legal regime as an Association of Social Solidarity.
ILGA Portugal is an organisation with public utility status recognised by the Portuguese government, and our fiscal number (VAT) is PT503777331.
What we do
ILGA Portugal Association has as its main objective the social integration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex population and their families in Portugal through an extended program of:
- support in the social sphere that guarantees the improvement of their quality of life;
- through the fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender expression and identity and sexual characteristics;
- through the promotion of citizenship, human rights and gender equality.
To achieve this, we work simultaneously on three fronts, social, political and community.
Services
- LGBTI+ Victim Support Service
- Psychological Support Service
- Social Support Service
- Legal Support Service
- LGBTI+ Helpline
Community Resources
- LGBTI+ Community Centre
- Coffee-Bar
- Expositions
- Training
- Cultural, Political, Community and Social monthly programming
- Support Groups
- Trans* / NB / Questioning
- Lesbian or Bissexual Women
- Gay or Bissexual Men
- Community Groups
- Choir
- Theater
- Music
- Book Clube
- Rainbow Families
- Trans*
- Women
- Senior
- Solidarity Shop
- Documentation Centre
- Events
- Rainbow Awards
- Rainbow in the Garden
- IDAHOBIT
- Lisbon Pride
- Electoral debates
Contacts
- Email: ilga@ilga-portugal.pt
- Phone: (00 351) 969 367 005 or (00 351) 218 873 918
- Phone schedule:
- Monday, tuesday and thursday from 10 am to 6 pm
- Wednesday from 2pm to 6pm
- Friday from 10am to 1pm
- LGBTI Victim Support Service – sav@ilga-portugal.pt
- Psychological Support Service – sap@ilga-portugal.pt
- Social Support Service – sas@ilga-portugal.pt
- Legal Support Service – juridico@ilga-portugal.pt
- LGBTI+ Helpline – temporarily suspended
- LGBTI+ Community Centre – centro@ilga-portugal.pt
- Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7pm to 10pm; Fridays and Saturdays from 4pm to 11pm
Our contacts are not for urgent help requests
In an emergency in Portugal, call 24h free of charge to:
- National Emergency Number – 112
- National Social Emergency Number (homeless situation, for example) – 144
- National Health Service Psychological Counseling (SNS 24) – (00 351) 808 24 24 24 (option 4)
- Domestic Violence (anonymous and confidential information service) – 00 351 800 202 148