Diversidade sexual no ambiente escolar: abordando o assunto numa classe de ensino médio

Abstract

This article discusses how education can contribute to promoting sexual diversity, breaking paradigms to help prevent cases of violence and guarantee lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite and transgender (LGBT) rights. The research was carried out in a state school, a group of the first year of high school, in the municipality of Delmiro Gouveia / AL, with the objective of understanding how the school approaches the theme of sexual diversity and what the perception of students and teachers in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity in situations of violence and discrimination. The methodology used was qualitative and the techniques used for the data collection were: firstly the application of a questionnaire to know the profile of the class and then were elaborated problem situations so that the students and the teacher position themselves revealing, in this way , their perceptions about the importance of the discussion of sexual diversity. This study shows that it is also the school's role to commit to building a less prejudiced society.