Biography

Sociologist and Junior Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES). Holds a Master's degree in International Relations - Peace, Security and Development Studies from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (2022), with a Dissertation entitled "Queer Real Utopias: Violence and Resistance in a Heterocisnormative World", and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology (2019) from the same University. Research Manager at the TRACE project - Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe. He collaborated with the REPLAY project - Approaches to Peace and the (re)production of violence in Mozambique (2022-2023) and with the TIMES project - Institutional trajectories and social enterprise models in Portugal (2019-2021). He is a researcher in collaboration with project REMEMBER - Experiences of Older LGBTQ People in Democratic Portugal (1974-2020) and a member of the Research Group on Sexualities at CES (GPS-CES). He is co-coordinator of the Sexuality and Gender Thematic Section of the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS). His research interests include queer theories, methodologies and studies, peace and violence studies, LGBTQIA+ rights, violence and resistance, LGBTQIA+ organisations, and social enterprises.