Orgulho LGBTQIAPN+ : acervos, memórias e escritas. Alagoas (1990-2022)

Abstract

LGBTQIAPN+ PRIDE: Archives, memories and writings of self. Alagoas (1990-2022), brings together political and affective archives of/about the characters, organizations, collectives and allies who have been/are leading the LGBTQIAPN+ struggles in Alagoas since the 1990s. These are archives, trajectories and narratives marked by LGBTQIAPN+phobia - the murder of Renildo José dos Santos, a gay councilor from Coqueiro Seco, AL, which occurred in March 1993, is emblematic of this violence - but also by stories of struggles and resistance. Although it takes as its starting point the creation of the Gay Group of Alagoas (GGAL) in 1997, the personal collection built by its first president, Marcelo Nascimento, and the fact that most of the interviewees are in many ways related to this pioneering group, the work expands on these milestones and networks, drawing on the archives of other LGBTQIAPN+ organizations and collectives in Alagoas, as well as the self-narratives and self-writings of several important figures in this struggle. This publication is the result of research conducted throughout 2021-2022, within the context of the project "Memories, Affections and Archives of LGBTQIAPN+ Struggles in Alagoas," developed by the Study and Research Group in History, Gender and Sexuality (GEPGHS) of the History Department at the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL). It is now reaching the general public thanks to the commitments of the Alagoas State Secretariat for Human Rights (Sedh) and the Official Press of the State of Alagoas to the recording, preservation, and dissemination of LGBTQIAPN+ history in the state. This is a pioneering initiative that values the history, human rights, and citizenship of LGBTQIAPN+ people.