Luís is the proud father of Georgina (10). He and his Swedish husband Jarl became parents through adoption in the USA in 2005. Luís and family live in Brussels, Belgium in a fairy-tale house, next to a fairy-tale forest. Luís describes his family as a polyglot, multi-cultural, multi-racial work of love. He believes that a world that does not discriminate against the children of LGBT people is a better world for all children everywhere. In December 2013, Luís published a children’s book with the support of ILGA Portugal, telling the story of a family very similar to his own. The book is being used by ILGA Portugal to promote family diversity in Portuguese primary schools.
Luís is a long-time member of ILGA-Portugal (the oldest LGBT association in Portugal), and joined their Grupo Famílias Arco-Íris (Rainbow Families) in 2011. He became actively involved in the work of NELFA in October 2011. In March 2012, Luís became NELFA Board Member/Treasurer. He has a university degree in sociology and a post-graduation in education. He works for the Council of the EU.