“EU VENHO ME FORTALECER DENTRO DESSE PROCESSO POLÍTICO”:

EXPERIÊNCIAS DE MILITÂNCIAS LÉSBICAS FEMINISTAS NO CEARÁ

Abstract

This article analyzes the experiences of lesbian women in the face of everyday lesbophobia, highlighting how they confront symbolic and structural violence. The objective is to understand the strategies of re-existence developed by these women within their daily struggles. The research, based on doctoral dissertation, used a feminist lens methodology and involved interviews with 13 lesbian participants in a horizontal and engaged approach. Lesbophobia is presented as a cultural structure that erases and dehumanizes. In contrast, activism and the occupation of public spaces emerge as transformative practices. Politically organized lesbian women challenge heteronormative social norms. The study concludes that their actions not only resist violence but also propose new ways of existing. Thus, they actively contribute to building a more just and inclusive society.