Joana Brilhante at 6th International Conference Sexuality & Social Work: “‘Into the Spaceship, Granny’: Memories from Older Queers in the Maltese Archipelago”

Joana Brilhante – Malta
Title: “Into the Spaceship, Granny”: Memories from Older Queers in the Maltese Archipelago

At the 6th International Conference Sexuality & Social Work, Dr Joana Brilhante presented an evocative glimpse into queer ageing in Malta.

Her research with LGBTQI+ elders in the archipelago – part of the TRACE project – captures moments of humour, tenderness, and resilience, showing how personal narratives become vessels of history and resistance.

This contribution was part of the panel “Ageing Queerly: Living Archives of Resistance, Struggle and Joy”, bringing queer ageing into the heart of the congress theme: Resilience and Resistance: Reproductive Justice and Sexuality in Social Work.

Full Programme: https://sexualityandsocialwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sexuality_25_abstractbook_program_Final.pdf

Outputs

Joana Brilhante at 6th International Conference Sexuality & Social Work: “‘Into the Spaceship, Granny’: Memories from Older Queers in the Maltese Archipelago”

Other Outputs

Project TRACE Statement – Promoting citizenship is defending democracy

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