CONVERSANDO SOBRE GÊNERO E SEXUALIDADE COM ADOLESCENTES

Adolescence, throughout history, has been analyzed in several ways, depending on the socio-cultural context in which the adolescent is inserted. In some contexts, the period of adolescence is not considered, while in others, it is troubled and conflicted. It aims to understand the views of adolescents on the subject and promote debate and raise doubts about the rules employed socially. This is an experience report of the extension Project entitled “Debating gender and sexuality issues at school”, in which operative groups were held with teenagers from 13 to 15 years old, in a state school in a city in the interior of Minas Gerais. The audience reached was 16 adolescents, with an average age of 14 years. It is suggested to carry out permanent education aimed at teachers of different disciplines, because, as educators, they influence the formation of young people by what they speak and represent.