In recent years, homosexuality has begun to be a theme increasingly accepted by the Portuguese, appearing several times in TV series and movies.

During the discussion in Parliament on unmarried couples in 1998 all the opinion polls indicated that the majority of them were in favor (with smaller margins) for extending the same to homosexuals, and in March 2001 the law was changed to include couples the same sex.

However the country is conservative and with a strong influence of the Catholic Church, which means that coming out is not an easy task.

Moment there are still no effective legal means to prevent discrimination because of sexual orientation. Although there is an explicit reference since 2003 in the Labor Code on sexual orientation discrimination in employment through the application of the same is not clear