This paper examines how literature and motricity can be integrated as educational and cultural tools to strengthen identity, memory, and resistance within LGBTQIA+ communities. Grounded in practices that combine literary narratives with embodied expression, the study explores how stories of struggle, belonging, and transformation may be translated into movement, performance, and collective reflection. In practical workshops, participants engaged with literary texts addressing LGBTQIA+ resistance and cultural marginalisation, using reading, dramatization, dance, and bodily expression to represent emotions, memories, and shared experiences.
The proposal dialogues directly with international debates on how to define and measure the needs of older LGBTQIA+ people. Beyond clinical or service-based indicators, it highlights the importance of recognising cultural, affective, educational, and embodied dimensions of need. Older LGBTQIA+ people often face cumulative experiences of discrimination, social isolation, invisibility, and barriers to care, which may not be fully captured by conventional assessment tools. Literature and motricity offer alternative ways to access subjective experiences, preserve collective memory, and identify forms of vulnerability and resilience that remain undermeasured.
By positioning the body and the word as interconnected forms of knowledge, this work contributes to broader discussions about gaps and inconsistencies in recognising LGBTQIA+ ageing needs. It suggests that culturally sensitive measures should include not only mental health, care access, and social support, but also opportunities for expression, intergenerational dialogue, identity affirmation, and resistance to marginalisation.