Public policies and LGBT citizenship in Mato Grosso: a decade of advances and setbacks (2007-2017)

Authors

  • Henrique Araujo Aragusuku Universidade de São Paulo
  • Moisés Alessandro de Souza Lopes Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Keywords:

public policies, LGBT, Mato Grosso State, citizenship, sexual rights

Abstract

This article aims to present a descriptive analysis of public policies for LGBT populations in the State of Mato Grosso, from 2007 – when LGBT Reference Center was created as the first policy aimed at this social group – to the actual moment of social conservatism and setbacks in government agendas. This analysis was carried out based on a large bibliographical and documentary survey, systematizing academic productions of reference, and raising data from primary sources, mainly governmental documents and news published in virtual portals. We also seek to provide an overview of Mato Grosso's political-social scenario, relating it to the action of LGBT movements. We highlight five points of more detailed analysis: (1) "LGBT Reference Center", (2) "education policies", (3) "public security policies", (4) “health policies”, (5) "LGBT conferences and council", and (6) "legislative power".

Author Biographies

Henrique Araujo Aragusuku, Universidade de São Paulo

Especialista em Psicologia Política pela Universidade de São Paulo, Psicólogo pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso e Mestrando em Psicologia Social pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Moisés Alessandro de Souza Lopes, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Professor do Departamento de Antropologia da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Pósdoutorando em Antropologia Social pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (PPGAS/UFSC) e Doutor em Antropologia pela Universidade de Brasília. Coordenador do Grupo de Pesquisa em Antropologia do Contemporâneo (GPAC).

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Published

2018-08-31

Issue

No. 29 (2018)

Section

Articles

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