Queer pedagogy in times of "gender ideology" and "gay kit

Abstract

In contemporary Brazilian society, social groups oppose the expansion of sexual rights and the debate on gender and sexuality. Such groups call these discussions pejoratively "gender ideology". This phenomenon also affects the education system, generating criticism of teachers and school institutions that discuss aspects of diversity. An example of this is the furor generated by the belief in the “gay kit”, which allows us to see how problematic it is to talk about queer in Brazilian schools. In seeking an institution where gender neutrality prevails, the school ends up reproducing the strict sexual and gender norms. It is necessary that this position is in a way contrary to cisnormativity, since the school environment ends up segregating bodies and sexualities considered dissenting. Despite the difficulties, queer pedagogy is considered a relevant way of making the education system more capable of receiving the LGBTQI population. Therefore, the objective of this work is to present some possibilities to implement a queer pedagogy in Brazilian schools. In this way, he explains the concept of queer pedagogy, discusses the phenomenon of the “gay kit”, relating it to the belief in ‘gender ideology” and presents strategies for carrying out a queer pedagogical proposal. Thus, it is expected to minimize the problematic potential of discussing gender and sexuality in school institutions.

Keywords: Queer pedagogy; Gender; School; Society;