Ativismo LGBT num Campo Político Hostil – Uma leitura dos movimentos ativistas no Uganda

Autores

  • Rui Garrido

Palavras-chave:

Estado, ativismo, Anti-homosexuality Bill, LGBT, homofobia, Uganda

Resumo

O presente trabalho pretende tecer algumas considerações sobre o ativismo LGBT em contexto de grande hostilidade política e social. Em alguns países africanos, em especial o Uganda e o Quénia, têm surgido alguns movimentos de homofobia que tem o apoio do Estado. Essa homofobia traduz-se, em outros, em violência para com as pessoas que se identificam enquanto gays, lésbicas, ou outras, ou que são percecionadas enquanto tal. Pretende-se assim tomar o pulso aos movimentos LGBT que subsistem, quase em regime de clandestinidade, mas que são pontos de resistência contra a homofobia da sociedade e do Estado.

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2018-06-07