Drag-se! Funcionáries de um bar altern(ativo) de Salvador e(m) expressões da cultura LGBTQIAPN+

Abstract

The aim of this research is to (re)discover perceptions that employees of a bar in Salvador have about some expressions of the LGBTQIAPN+ culture linked to issues of body and performance, since reflecting the issues linked to aspects of gender and the scenario of expressions of this culture goes against the (between) scenes focused on the educational context that accompanies us in any space. Through a search for methodological actions intensified with the contributions of Butler (2018), Santana and Duque (2018), Moreira (2019) and Souza (2004), as well as approaches on gender, sexuality and education from Nogueira and Miranda (2017) and following Bom-Tempo (2013) and Rodrigues (2012) for the concept of performance, we will dialogue with the perceptions of these employees who are not coaDjuvants neither in the workspace nor in the scenario of this research. Such articulations/discussions/theatricalities had as research locus the Carmén Lounge Bar, which has a program focused on Drag Queen performances. The bar is based in the capital of Bahia in the commercial region of the city. Two employees of the space participated in this research. At the end of the research it was concluded that the perceptions of the participating people are in a perspective of promotion, reception and strengthening of historically disadvantaged groups.