INEQUALITY UNDER THE ROOF? AN ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL LIVING CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION

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This article analyzes housing infrastructure and access to durable consumer goods among homosexual and heterosexual individuals in Brazil from 2016 to 2023. Employing the Household Condition Index (HCI), the Durable Consumer Goods Index (DCGI), and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions based on PNAD-C microdata, the outcomes reveal general similarities alongside significant disparities. Gay men had the lowest HCI scores, while lesbians had the highest. Conversely, DCGI values were lower overall, with lesbians having the least access to durable goods and gay men having the most.  OLS regression outcomes indicate a negative effect of sexual orientation on both indices, underscoring the economic and social vulnerabilities faced by sexual minorities amid Brazil's political and economic fluctuations.