Corpo e sexualidade: a representação do corpo gay nos contos de terça feira gorda e Sargento Garcia

Abstract

This study analyzes the representation of violence against the aging gay body in the short stories Sargento Garcia and Terça-feira Gorda by Caio Fernando Abreu. It aims to understand how representations of the homosexual body are constructed in the context of aging, and how these texts address the challenges faced by LGBTQIAPN+ individuals in later life. The research highlights the intersecting social stigmas that affect these identities and the resulting marginalization. In a society marked by heteronormativity and ageism, the aging gay body remains a frequent target of rejection and violence, leading to social exclusion and psychological and physical consequences4elements explored in Abreu9s literary work (2013). This study seeks to offer new perspectives on the difficulties experienced by elderly homosexuals, fostering reflections on aging and sexuality in literature, and on the tensions between desire, visibility, and the social norms imposed on LGBTQIAPN+ bodies. The analysis draws on theoretical frameworks concerning the social construction of aging and the marginalization of the aging gay body, with emphasis on the contributions of Louro (2013, 2023), Simões (2000), Mota (2009), Ferreira (2010), and Silva (2020), who explores the queer poetics in the writing of dissident bodies. It also includes studies on consumption and homosexual identity, discussing cultural concepts related to otherness. This research aims to contribute to the academic debate on the social and cultural violence experienced by LGBTQIAPN+ identities throughout life, especially in old age, proposing reflections on the specificities of this experience through the lens of literature