Banca de DEFESA: Vidda Guzzo Faustino

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : Vidda Guzzo Faustino
DATE: 20/12/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: IPOL
TITLE:

I am your glitch": Intersex Activism in Brazil [2006-2021]

KEY WORDS:

activism; intersex; practices; ideas; body.

PAGES: 225
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Ciência Política
SUMMARY:

Individuals born with congenital variations of sex characteristics consistently experience human rights abuses and violations. Globally, there is a growing network of activism dedicated to safeguarding and advocating for the human rights of intersex communities. This research constitutes a case study on the trajectory of intersex activism in Brazil from 2006 to 2021, with the primary goal of scrutinizing its practices and ideologies. The study contributes significantly to the discourse on political action in Brazil, adding depth to the research agenda on LGBTI activism overall and specifically addressing intersex issues. Furthermore, it aligns with empirical studies within the realms of intersex and gender studies, as well as social movements and political action studies, employing pragmatist and discursive institutionalism approaches. The data collection methodology involved conducting interviews guided by semi-structured questionnaires and analyzing relevant documents. The sampling of respondents took into account the centrality and diversity of network actors. Two distinct research instruments were developed for the audience of activists and individuals facing restrictions on public statements. Between May 13th and October 7th, 2021, eighteen interviews were conducted. Socio-historical content analysis was applied to the interviews and documents, revealing pre-indicators and meaning nuclei. The findings of this research illuminate a spectrum of practices and ideas within intersex activism and trace their contingencies over time. The Portuguese-language Organization International Intersex is identified as the initial milestone in intersex political mobilization in Brazil, dating back to 2006. Until 2009, Waléria Torres' posts on the Organization's blog served as a platform for transmitting personal narratives, conveying non-standardized intersex definitions, discussing human rights, crises, depathologization, and emphasizing activism's practical horizons, including the dissemination of evidence-based data and collaboration with researchers. A new mobilization cycle in 2014 utilized Facebook as a central platform for interaction, allowing the sharing of technical information, life experiences, and the coordination of collective initiatives for increased public visibility. By 2017, successful mobilization efforts had brought together a growing network of intersex groups, individuals, and allies, encompassing researchers, doctors, lawyers, family members, and even conservative actors, while the content of their ideas also evolved, adopting biological and matricentric contours amid the turbulent contexts until 2019. In 2020, the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged the mobilization of intersex activists. In response, remaining actors mobilized emergency funds, supported online solidarity initiatives, maintained dialogue channels within the Judiciary, engaged in collective candidacies and advocacy in local and state legislatures, retained interaction with the Executive in limited socio-state spaces, and focused on LGBTQIAPN+ coalition-building.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - PAULA SANDRINE MACHADO - UFRGS
Presidente - 1928664 - DEBORA CRISTINA REZENDE DE ALMEIDA
Interna - 2191976 - MARISA VON BULOW
Interna - 2521737 - REBECCA NEAERA ABERS