Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify the resources LGBT people use to perform maternity/paternity. We applied the biographical method from an intersectional approach through a dialogical-recursive process. Key informants and LGBT people were interviewed. We found that, in Chile, LGBT people apply resistance tactics that are recursively articulated in the structural/institutional, social, and personal spheres. In the first sphere, we found: legislative changes, a formal support network and access to institutional political power. In the second sphere, we found: social changes, educational resources and information, as well as social support networks. In the third sphere, we found: cultural and economic capital, camouflage, and personal characteristics. We conclude that to fulfill international legal commitments related to human rights signed by Chile, it is urgent to promote public policies that eliminate the discriminations LGBT people suffer to become mother/father.