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

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 educat...

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Authors: Prado, Vagner Matias do, Ribeiro, Arilda Ines Miranda
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)
Repository:Reflexão e Ação (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/7049
Online Access:https://seer.unisc.br/index.php/reflex/article/view/7049
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Educação Física Escolar
Homossexualidades
Homofobia
Educación Física Escolar
Homosexualidades
School Physical Education at School
Homosexuality
Homophobia
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Summary: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".