A percepção da população LGBTQIA+ sobre a violência e discriminação: repressões urbanas que alteram a construção do senso de lugar

Abstract

Violence, discrimination and the invisibility imposed on the LGBTQIA+ group in the urban space is a factor that determines and affects the relationship between the user and the city. In this sense, the research problem focuses on the discrimination that the LGBTQIA+ community experiences, and that affect the different ways of occupying spaces, whether public or private. Based on this problem, the research question consists of analyzing how the interactions of the LGBTQIA+ community occur in the collective space, and the difficulties of these users in fully enjoying urban spaces. The objective of this study is to evaluate the spaces of medium-sized cities and how these environments contribute and affect the construction of the LGBTQIA+ community's sense of place, aiming to propose recommendations for more inclusive cities. The work was developed through bibliographical and documentary research and case study in the city of PelotasRS. The methodological procedures of the case study include bibliographic research; walk interview and mind map. The results of the study indicate that city spaces produce social and power relations that directly affect the construction of a sense of place, especially for those who do not adhere to pre-established gender and sexuality roles. It is verified that for the LGBTQIA+ community, occupying city spaces is a daily act of resistance, directly impacting their identities and subjectivities in the urban environment.