According to the Portuguese Constitution, all citizens have the same social dignity and are equal before the law, and no one can be privileged, benefited, harmed, deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to, among other, sex and sexual orientation.The the National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination 2018-2030 of the Portuguese government set as targets combating discrimination on grounds of sex and promoting equality between women and men, and combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sexual characteristics in governance, at all levels and in all domains, as well as full and equal participation in the public and private spheres, among other objectives. 