Cartografia do armário expandido: discursos sobre masculinismo, sigilo homoerótico e ideologia de extrema-direita

Abstract

This interdisciplinary dissertation in the humanities deals with the field of male conflicts, desires and sexual practices under the influence of masculinist hate rhetoric (misogynistic, homophobic and racist) in the Brazilian and global context of ideological engagement with the far-right and neoliberalism. The aim is to understand possible negotiations and contradictions in the lives of cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM), much of which remains vulnerable to ideologies of moral recrudescence and hate rhetoric in relation to homoerotic practices and LGBTQIAPN+ subcultures. The methodology is organised around a cartography that aligns narratives, discourses and homoerotic desires among gays, bisexuals and heterosexuals. This cartography begins with [1] the theoretical framework and [2] the observation of current political and socio-cultural phenomena through news reports, and then approaches the profiles of MSM in southern Brazil, first through [3] social networking apps and digital networks, [4] informal conversations and interactions recorded in a field diary, and finally [5] three semi-structured interviews. The cartography seeks to highlight intersections between gender, sexualities, race and social class, which will be discursively analysed. This organisation questions the imposition of masculinist values through the cognitive contrast of the apprehension of difference in legitimising the binary condition between genders and sexualities. The result is that this dichotomous interpretation, under the influence of the rhetoric of hate and homophobia, remains influential in the value hierarchy of homoerotic relationships between cisgender men. At the same time, bonds of affinity, friendships and intersubjective alliances are influenced by experiences of affection and intimate proximity based on gay and bisexual subcultures. These intimacies exploit the sensitivities of homoerotic experiences between cisgender men, replacing new dialogical articulations and shared pleasures that promote the reconciliation of subjective and ideological conflicts inside and outside the expanded closet.