Diversidade sexual e de gênero no cárcere de mulheres: da proteção legal à realidade do Estabelecimento Prisional Feminino Santa Luzia em Maceió/AL

Abstract

This work is concerned with studies of gender and sexual diversity, especially in women's prisons. The methodology used consisted, firstly, in theoretical training on the functioning of the criminal justice system and on gender studies, from the perspective of Judith Butler and other authors of queer theory. In addition, a survey was carried out on the protective norms of the incarcerated LGBT population and, finally, fieldwork was carried out at the Santa Luzia Female Prison Facility, in Maceió, the only women's prison unit in the state of Alagoas. In this sense, in addition to the unit's technical staff, five LGBT women were heard who narrated their experiences in prison, especially with regard to the experience of sexual rights and homoaffectiveness. At first, there was a scenario of invisibility of this population, whose most evident symptom is the absence of institutional data in relation to LGBT people in prison in Alagoas. The study highlighted relevant aspects of prison dynamics and identified the repercussions of violence that affect this community. It is concluded that there are no public policies aimed at the incarcerated LGBT population and that there is a lack of an institutional look towards the typical demands of the LGBT condition in the prison establishment.