Pedro Fidalgo at the 7th European Geographies of Sexualities Conference: “Reaching for a Queer Past”

On September 3, 2024, Pedro Fidalgo, TRACE’s Project Manager and PhD student, presented his paper โ€œ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—นโ€ during the parallel session on โ€œBuilding Narratives of Older LGBTQ+ Lives in Southern Europeโ€ organised by projects TRACE […]

Ana Cristina Santos at the 16th ESA Conference: “Ain’t I a Queer? Getting Old at the Crossroads of Queer Pride and Ageist Pain”

On August 28, 2024, Professor Ana Cristina Santos, PI of project TRACE, presented her paper titled โ€œ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ฎ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ปโ€ at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. This paper discussed the tension experienced by older LGBTQI+ individuals in Portugal, who often […]

Irene Massa at the 16th ESA Conference: “LGBTQ+ and Ageing in Italy: An Intersectional Perspective”

On August 28, PhD candidate Irene Massa presented her paper โ€œ๐—Ÿ๐—š๐—•๐—ง๐—ค+ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†: ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€ at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference, in Porto, Portugal. Her presentation explored the history of LGBTQI+ rights in Italy, characterised by a โ€œrepressive tolerance,โ€ and the intersectional discrimination faced by older LGBTQI+ people. Irene highlighted the […]

Joana Brilhante at the 16th ESA Conference: “A Queer Metamorphosis: Exploring the Evolution of LGBTQ People’s Rights and Ageing in the Maltese Archipelago”

On August 28, 2024, TRACE Researcher Dr Joana Brilhante presented her paper โ€œ๐—” ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—š๐—•๐—ง๐—ค ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ผโ€ at the 16th European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. Brilhanteโ€™s research delves into Maltaโ€™s transformation from a nation with restrictive laws to a leader in LGBTQ […]

Pako Chalkidis at the 16th ESA Conference: โ€œIntroductory remarks on LGBTQI+ Ageing in Greeceโ€

On August 28, 2024, TRACE Researcher Dr Pako Chalkidis presented his paper on “๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—š๐—•๐—ง๐—ค๐—œ+ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ” at the European Sociological Association Conference in Porto, Portugal. His presentation highlighted the significant legislative changes in Greece from 2014 to today, driven by European guidelines and the European Court of Human Rights. Chalkidis explored […]

Ana Cristina Santos presentation in the panel “Not just for the queers: The salience of research on LGBTQ+ ageing for generalist gerontology and geriatrics and transforming the world” at the 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm, Sweden

The Principal Researcher of Project TRACE, Ana Cristina Santos, gave a talk included in the panel “Not just for the queers: The salience of research on LGBTQ+ ageing for generalist gerontology and geriatrics and transforming the world.” with esteemed colleagues Andrew King, Rebecca Jones, Kathryn Almack and Maya Chew. This panel highlighted the importance of […]

Ana Cristina Santos’s presentation of Project TRACE at CIEG’s III International Congress

CIEG’s III International Congress in Lisbon, focused on โ€œGender, Feminist and Women’s Studies: Knowledge, Public Policies and Social Justiceโ€, fostered interdisciplinary intellectual exchange and served as a platform where scholars, activists, and policymakers converge to advocate for gender equality and social justice. Project TRACE was present and brought attention to the life stories of older […]

Conference Panel Making room makes all the difference โ€“ intersections of sexual, gender and age diversity in the context of Southern Europe

Conference Panel Making room makes all the difference โ€“ intersections of sexual, gender and age diversity in the context of Southern Europe Focused on LGBTQI+ people in Southern Europe, this panel presented during the Midterm Conference of the European Sociological Association Sexuality Research Network, at the University of Zagreb (28-29 September 2023) addresses issues of […]