LESBIAN GEOGRAPHIES REVEALED: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SPACE, BODY, DAILY AND SEXUAL IDENTITY
Afrolesbian geographies; body; space.
Lesbian geographies is an aspect of geographic studies that we will use to discuss sexualities placed spatially and the developments that emerge from non-heteronormative and dissident bodies. Lesbian geographies are understood as themes that concern where and how individuals live, work and have leisure who: identify as; claim the term; or they can be seen as lesbians, with the intention of investigating how these people meet in certain places, interact in public spaces, have free or restricted access to cities and also how they negotiate places where they are not welcome; are subject to abuse and oppression and where they feel unsafe or vulnerable. Thus, this research aims to make visible the debate within geography on the relationship between lesbian women and the spatial issue based on the theoretical production of Anglophone geographers Gil Valentine and Kath Browne; spatially locate the dynamics of resistance of lesbian women in Rio de Janeiro. Although there are important national contributions from geographers, such as Joseli Maria Silva, Brazilian geography shyly approaches this theme, and even more so from lesbian and black women, therefore, the aim is also to: Understand the protagonism of black and lesbian women in the construction of safe spaces for women in Rio de Janeiro.