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Life stories of young cis gay men raised in evangelical families in Baixada Fluminense and the reflections on their self-care

religion; family; self-care; homosexuality; evangelical.

This dissertation analyzes the trajectory of young cis gay men raised by evangelical Pentecostal Christian families in the territory of Baixada Fluminense (BF), on the outskirts of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The time frame of the research encompasses the 1990s, the year in which homosexuality was removed from the list of mental illnesses by the World Health Organization (WHO), until 2020. In theoretical terms, the Rogerian humanist concept of constitution of the self is taken (self), based on unconditional positive consideration, as a theoretical orientation and will understand self-care from the perspective of “attitudes of maintenance and preservation of one's own life”, understanding that, at this point, the condition of freedom of oneself is essential. Self-care is a “philosophical exercise”, it is the ethical-moral care of oneself, oriented towards a stylization of life, an aesthetics of existence, towards the arts of existence. As sources of bibliographical research, we used books, theses, dissertations, articles found on virtual platforms such as the CAPES Periodical Portal, Scielo and publications from the Federal Council of Psychology relevant to the topic. In addition to the bibliographic review, as a methodology, we opted for the qualitative approach of life stories, whose data collection technique is based on the oral narratives of the interviewees, with semi-open interviews, from their own life perspectives. The interviews were carried out with four young cisgender gay men raised by at least one family member with an evangelical religion, after signing the consent form. Finally, we conclude that young cis gays, raised by evangelical Pentecostal families in the Baixada Fluminense territory, tend to create their own self-care strategies, but not before a process of nullity and fragmentation of their existence.