Abstract:
In Brazil, the justifications for the realization of these rights are seated in the affective aspect of the relationships between people of the same sex with the use of the term "homoaffection". The aim of this study is to critically examine this justification, pointing to its political and subjective repercussions.

Foucauldian discourse analysis was used and the arguments were confronted to the debate on democratic right of sexuality in contemporary Brazilian political, and social context. The analysis indicates that the State is legislating recommending models of affection instead of guaranteeing a democratic right of sexuality, namely using romantic love discourse, even if implicitly, to produce a regulatory framework for subjectivities, based on private demands.

We conclude to the need of a justification based on more fundamental rights (freedom, equality, non-discrimination) that, once secured, can ensure, a secular, formal, universal and abstract public sphere that meets the interests of individuals, including those based on romantic love, without being reduced to it.

Angelo Brandelli Costa:
Angelo is a professor of the Psychology Graduate Program and the Social Sciences Graduate Program of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) where he coordinates the Research Group “Prejudice, Vulnerability and Psychosocial Processes”. Graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) he did his PhD in Psychology in the same university in tandem with the Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training (CHEST) at the Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY).
For several times, he acted as a consultant to UN agencies such as UNAIDS, PAHO-WHO, UNDP and UNESCO on issues concerning LGBT populations. He has received several national and international recognition for his work, being the first Latin American researcher to receive the Rising Star award from the Association of Psychological Science (APS). Currently, Angelo develops research in the areas of social and health psychology, with emphasis on prejudice, sexuality, gender and HIV / AIDS.

The lecture is organized by the Brazilian Lectureship in Aarhus and Brazilian Studies - Department of Global Studies

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