Gênero e sexualidade no currículo do ensino médio: debates ou silenciamento?

Abstract

There is a contradiction between human rights and the reality of the LGBTQIAPN+ population in Brazil, in which the violence and prejudice faced by this group stand out. Although the Brazilian Constitution ensures equal rights for all, the LGBTQIAPN+ population still suffers discrimination in various social spaces, including school. The growth of neoconservative groups and the Movimento Escola Sem Partido, in recent years, have fought to remove the debate on gender and sexuality from the school curriculum, having even influenced the removal of this topic from the National Common Curricular Base. This research seeks to contribute in the understanding of how power relations interfere in the discourse on gender and sexuality within the school environment, and aims to analyze hoe the debate about gender and sexuality is taking place in the classroom. To investigate the question, data collection is divided in two moments: content analysis and semi-structures interview, based on post-structuralist theory, with an emphasis on the thoughts of Judith Butler and Michel Foucault. As a result, it is noticeable that conservatism still affects the school environment, interfering with content and debates. Despite efforts to include the topic of gender diversity and sexuality, this topic is still silenced, although it persists in performances and in the curriculum.