SCHOOL, HOMOSSEXUALIDADES AND HOMOPHOBIA: REMEMBERING EXPERIENCES IN SCHOOLAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Authors

  • Vagner Matias do Prado
  • Arilda Ines Miranda Ribeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v24i1.7049

Keywords:

School Physical Education at School, Homosexuality, Homophobia

Abstract

Anchored in gender and queer studies we aims to analyze the social labeling of homosexuality through in physical education practices at school. We present reports from six semi-structured interviews with young adults, who self-recognized as homosexuals, regarding their experiences in physical education classes. Non-heterosexual sexualities are stigmatized and framed in hierarchical relationships where young homosexuals are constantly targeted by prejudice and have their expressions of preference negated. Understanding physical behaviors from a dichotomous gender perspective, such as in sports, reiterates the cultural process that constructs masculinity and femininity, thus relegating homosexuality to the sphere of social "unintelligibility".

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Author Biographies

Vagner Matias do Prado

Doutor em Educação. UNOESTE – Universidade do Oeste Paulista. Endereço: Rua Manoel Espinhosa, 570, Apto 05, CEP: 19050-440, Jardim Bongiovani, Presidente Prudente-SP, Brasil. Endereço eletrônico: vagnerprado@unoeste.br

Arilda Ines Miranda Ribeiro

Professora Doutora Titular em História da Educação. FCT/UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista. Endereço: Rua Roberto Simonsen, 305, CEP: 19060-900 - Presidente Prudente-SP, Brasil.. Endereço eletrônico: arilda@fct.unesp.br

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Published

2016-04-28

How to Cite

Prado, V. M. do, & Ribeiro, A. I. M. (2016). SCHOOL, HOMOSSEXUALIDADES AND HOMOPHOBIA: REMEMBERING EXPERIENCES IN SCHOOLAR PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Reflexão E Ação, 24(1), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v24i1.7049

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2016): Gênero e Diversidade Sexual na Educação

Section

Gênero e diversidade sexual na educação

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