Territorialities, displacements, gender performances and sexualities: LGBTQIA+ youth in the suburban areas of the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The study discusses the relationship between peripheral territorialities/spatialities and the configurations of LGBTQIA+ gender and sexuality expressions in a suburban area of São Paulo, Brazil. The ethnographic method included several data production strategies in three stages, between 2019 and 2020. The processes of territorial/spatial appropriation from LGBTQIA+ groups are distributed in spatial/territorial archipelagos that are conducive (and apparently safe) to socialize and re-reproduce belongings. The dialogue between space and territory mediated by sexualities and genders based on their expressions of identity proved to be a fruitful way to articulate possibilities for the implementation of public policies with the purpose of mitigating the gaps that exist in relation to HIV prevention among LGBTQIA+ young people in a specific space/territory.