Gay liberation in Brazil: speeches and confrontations of the Lampião da Esquina newspaper during the political opening (1978-1981)

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the contents related to the gay liberation in Brazil published in the Lampião da Esquina newspaper, which circulated from 1978 to 1981. Through three thematic axes, we sought to understand the relationship established with other communication vehicles; the denunciations against homosexuals reported in the periodics, and the political coverage carried out by Lampião. The axes were defined based on the relevance that they presented in the systematized reading, intentionally directed to the theme of gay liberation. The excerpts were selected according to pertinence and correlation to the axes, composing a sample for convenience. As a main result, it was possible to identify the position of newspaper in comparison of political groups, independently of their party affiliation, besides the articulating role in the Brazilian homosexual movement.

Keywords
Lampião da Esquina; Gay Press; Journalism; Communication; Political Opening