The CES Vai à Escola/CES Goes to School (CVE) programme, an outreach initiative by the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), brings researchers into schools and educational settings to share knowledge in social sciences, arts, and humanities. By presenting research carried out in CES, the programme stimulates critical debates on societal challenges, promotes the democratization of knowledge, advances human rights, and supports CES’s mission to build a more just, inclusive, and reflective society.

The project TRACE participated in the “CES Vai à Escola” programme with a session titled “Rainbow Grandparents: Stories of resistance and diversity as tools for inclusive citizenship”. This session focuses on sexuality and ageing, emphasizing the importance of understanding the stories of older individuals who have faced discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender diversity. By sharing life stories from our sociology research at the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, we provide insights into diversity throughout life, fostering intergenerational connections and developing tools for a more inclusive future and full citizenship.

Organisation: Project REMEMBER and Project TRACE, in partnership with GPS CES – Sexualities Research Group, from the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra.

Team: Ana Cristina Santos, Ana Lúcia Santos, Irene Massa, Joana Brilhante, Mara Pieri and Pedro Fidalgo