Daniela Leal is PhD Candidate at FPCEUP and fellow at Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), supervised by Susana Coimbra (PhD, University of Porto), Jorge Gato (PhD, University of Porto), and Fiona Tasker (PhD, University of London). Her PhD project is called “Parenting processes and social networks among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and heterosexual persons: a dyadic, intergenerational, and cross-cultural approach”. Her main research interests are parenthood and family issues concerning sexual and gender diversity.