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Month: June 2016

The first 48 hours of Lisbon: Arraial Pride

The first 48 hours of Lisbon: Arraial Pride

Friday was finally the day, and it was “bye bye” to Brexit-land – and hello to Lisbon.  Of course, I didn’t expect my leaving day to be quite such a dramatic day in the British and European landscape… However,  Brexit

Stephan 28/06/201631/08/2016 Lisbon, Me & Co Read more

Let’s talk about Sex … Sex Positivity

I recently had an interesting debate with a friend: Does having a lot of sex mean you are sex positive? To cut a pretty long discussion short: His view was (or is) that gay men in particular are pretty sex

Stephan 26/06/201607/09/2016 Emotional and Sexual Read more

From Wuppertal to Lisbon – a Cultural Journey

From Wuppertal to Lisbon – a Cultural Journey

If you are now wondering what Wuppertal is… I totally get you. Few people have ever heard about it… Wuppertal is actually my home town in Germany, and the place I grew up in, until I left for London in

Stephan 22/06/201622/06/2016 Intellectual, Lisbon Read more

A short history of Gay Portugal – From the Carnation Revolution until Today

The Carnation Revolution swept away the fascist regime of the Estado Novo on April 25, 1974. However, despite the return to democracy and fundamental changes in Portuguese society, advancement to become one of the most liberal countries worldwide in terms

Stephan 19/06/201603/06/2016 Portugal Read more

Pride: Why we should go – and why it still matters

Isn’t Pride just a commercialised street party, sponsored by big brands and full of pretty boys in skimpy clothes? And anyway, does it still matter? I recently posted about my summer plans, which include going to both Lisbon’s Arraial Pride

Stephan 15/06/201631/08/2016 Social Read more

A short history of Gay Portugal – Middle Ages to Estado Novo

Life under the Inquisition There are many surviving documents about gay life under the Inquisition, most of it stored in the National Archives of Torre do Tombo.  Although the Inquisition tried hard to quell gay life and culture, there are

Stephan 12/06/201603/06/2016 Portugal Read more

Resources for Portuguese Learners

I’m trying to have a bit of “Portuguese” immersion in the run up to going to Lisbon – at least as far as I can in between speaking to friends (usually in English) and living in London. Here are a

Stephan 08/06/201605/06/2016 Portugal Read more

A short history of Gay Portugal – From Rome to the Inquisition

The Romans Much of the early history of homosexuality in Portugal is, of course, intertwined with it being part of the Roman Empire covering parts of the Roman Provinces of Lusitania, Gallaecia and Hispania. Thus, much of the early history

Stephan 05/06/201605/06/2016 Portugal Read more

Learning Portuguese…in London and Lisbon

One of the things that I love about moving to Portugal is that it gives me the opportunity to learn another language. Maybe I’m a bit of a language nerd, but having lived abroad most of my adult life, I

Stephan 02/06/201602/06/2016 Portugal Read more

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