A vida noturna queer chapecoense: uma análise da ocupação dos espaços por jovens LGBTQIA+

Abstract

Geography is a science that aims to understand the relationship between society and space. The existence of both public and private spaces that enable sociability among LGBTQIA+ youth is essential for their development as individuals in society. However, we live in a society structured under a binary logic of gender, which results in the construction of these spaces being directed solely toward heteronormative and cisnormative bodies. Chapecó, a mid-sized city located in the western region of the state of Santa Catarina, presents a scenario where queer youth face challenges in occupying spaces that could provide opportunities for sociability. Based on this idea, the present study aims to understand the sociability practices of these young people, unfolding into the following specific objectives: 1) to identify the spaces chosen by young people for socialization; 2) to analyze how the occupation of these spaces by LGBTQIA+ youth occurs; and 3) to understand how access to these socialization spaces takes place. To achieve this, a qualitative approach will be used as a methodology, through the following procedures: interviews, participant observation, and questionnaires. The readings utilized in this study come from authors such as Joseli Silva, Nécio Turra Neto, Vinicios Nalin, and Bruna Keshner. The research results demonstrated that through the tension with the norms of hegemonic power, the creation of spaces emerges for queer youth to exercise their sociability, directly impacting the production of urban space and symbolizing a struggle for the social belonging of this community.