Terrassa recovers the silenced memory of the LGTBIQ+ community

The City Council launches the 'Fils de memòria' project to collect and promote the legacy of sexual diversity.

Generic image of old documents and memories in a historical archive.
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Generic image of old documents and memories in a historical archive.

The Terrassa City Council launched the Fils de memòria project this February, an initiative dedicated to recovering and preserving the history of non-heteronormative individuals in the city.

This proposal aims to break the silence that has surrounded the experiences of the LGTBIQ+ community for decades. The project stems from the Permafrost exhibition in 2024, which gathered the first documents and personal stories now kept at the Terrassa Historical Archive.
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"To talk about LGTBIQ+ memory is to put the voices and experiences of people at the center, and to talk about rights, resistance, and collective struggles."

Lluïsa Melgares · LGTBIQ+ Councilor
In 2026, the council plans to expand the initiative with Dissident Cartographies of Terrassa, a youth-led action to identify significant urban spaces. This will result in a virtual map on the EMaps platform and a route to be presented during Pride 2026 in June.
The program also includes the publication of fanzines and a digital collection curated by João França. Citizens are encouraged to contribute photographs or documents to the Vallès Occidental Regional Archive to help complete this historical record.