The Sappho Club held on the 15th of February 2002 at the Second Notary Public of Santarém, its public deed of incorporation as an association. From a coffee conversation between four women in January 1996 through the first meeting in June 1996 the club has carried out various activities where mutual aid and to discuss relevant issues for lesbians in particular and women in general. Past six years has grown to currently 100 members and saw the need to "legalize" their existence in order to be able to have greater capacity to intervene in the various areas in which it works. Although based in Santarém the club is associated across the country. The PortugalGay.PT had the privilege of sharing with some associates of Sappho Club the press conference and the conviviality that followed (along with representatives of OpusGay and ILGA Portugal). (automatic translation)