e-ISSN 2675-8229 Journal Section: Human Sciences Publication Type: Literature Review Journal of RESEARCH and KNOWLEDGE SPREADING 2021 | Journal of Research and Knowledge Spreading, 2(1), e12445. https://doi.org/10.20952/jrks2112445 1 University students' voices on sexual and gender diversity, their relationship with coeducation and pedagogical innovation: a comparative study at the University of Madeira (Portugal) and the Federal University of Sergipe (Brazil) Vozes dos estudantes universitários sobre a diversidade sexual e de gênero, sua relação com a coeducação e com a inovação pedagógica: um estudo comparativo na Universidade da Madeira (Portugal) e na Universidade Federal de Sergipe (Brasil) Las voces de los estudiantes universitarios sobre la diversidad sexual y de género, su relación con la coeducación y la innovación pedagógica: un estudio comparado en la Universidad de Madeira (Portugal) y la Universidad Federal de Sergipe (Brasil) José Paulo Gomes Brazão 1 , Anselmo Lima de Oliveira 2 , Alfrancio Ferreira Dias 2 1 Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. 2 Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brasil. Autor correspondente: José Paulo Gomes Brazão E-mail: jbrazao@staff.uma.pt Como citar: Brazão, J. P. G., Oliveira, A. L., & Dias, A. F. (2021). University students' voices on sexual and gender diversity, their relationship with coeducation and pedagogical innovation: a comparative study at the University of Madeira (Portugal) and the Federal University of Sergipe (Brazil). Journal of Research and Knowledge Spreading, 2(1), e12445. https://doi.org/10.20952/jrks2112445 ABSTRACT The concepts of gender and sex have been considered in recent literature as elements of power, under the circumstance of contemporary floating constructions. In the field of Education, a “deconstructed”, non-normative look is needed as a political act on issues of sexual diversity and gender. The curriculum as a culture can and must take a Queer view at school. In this research we intend to make a comparative study on sexual and gender diversity in the academic environment, listening to the voices of students from the University of Madeira and the Federal University of Sergipe. In this way, we emphasize coeducation in the construction of inclusive environments and their contribution in the field of pedagogical innovation. The discussion of these themes in the academy is fundamental for the conceptual renewal and the organizational contexts of the practice of pedagogy. It also contributes to important changes in social agendas. Keywords: Co-education. Gender diversity. Inclusion. Pedagogical Innovation. Sexual diversity.