A diversidade sexual no ensino de Psicologia. O cinema como ferramenta de interven？？o e pesquisa: El cine como herramienta de intervención e investigación

university training in psychology has traditionally been informed by pathological views on those sexual and gender performances not conforming to the hetero-normative matrix. this intervention and research project was motivated by the absence of discussion on sexual diversity within the undergraduate program in psychology at federal university of rio grande do sul, brazil. the goal was to stimulate the debate on sexual diversity. cinema was used as a trigger for undergraduate students to discuss and elaborate on their beliefs and attitudes about the topic. the results indicate resistance to discussions beyond the traditional approaches which situate sexual diversity in the field of psychopathology. however, despite that resistance, it was possible to create a space for discussion, which made it possible for teachers and students to reflect on the topic.