Rio Sem LGBTIfobia[?]: Um estudo sobre as experiências de prevenção e combate à discriminação praticada contra a população LGBTQIA+ fluminense

Abstract

The present research aims to develop an analysis of the experiences of existing public policies at the state level in Rio de Janeiro, focused on preventing violence motivated by discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With a temporal scope from 2018 to 2022, the research relies solely on data sources produced by public entities to demonstrate the State's capacity to generate information addressing the violence experienced by this segment of society. For the research development, three data sources were selected. The first consists of incident records filed by the State Department of Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, where the motive for the offense was identified as homophobia and lesbophobia. Health-related data were also utilized, specifically notifications of interpersonal or self-inflicted violence, available in the Ministry of Health's Information System for Notification of Injuries. Finally, records of services provided by LGBTQIA+ community centers, distributed throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro and managed by the Rio Sem LGBTIfobia Program, the main state policy aimed at promoting the rights of the LGBTQIA+ population in Rio. In conjunction with the results obtained through data analysis, various theoretical frameworks were employed to interpret the actions of the state executive regarding LGBTQIA+ rights. These include the Multiple Streams and Punctuated Equilibrium models to assess the formulation of public policy agendas; Sylvia Walby's (1990) theory of Public Patriarchy, used to interpret patriarchal relationships within the public sphere, with specific application to the LGBTQIA+ population; and the concepts of Precarity and Systemic Violence, introduced by Judith Butler (2019) and Slavoj Žižek (2014), respectively, to discuss how the state processes LGBTQIA+ bodies and the systemic violence practiced against this community. The research results demonstrated the potential of the mentioned data sources to produce compelling information for the planning and execution of public policies. They also point to a commonality regarding the forms of violence and the more recurrent profile of victims of LGBTQIA+ phobia.