%0 Journal Article
%T O ¨®dio atr¨¢s das grades: da constru£¿£¿o social da discrimina£¿£¿o por orienta£¿£¿o sexual ¨¤ criminaliza£¿£¿o da homofobia
%A Freire
%A Lucas
%A Cardinali
%A Daniel
%J Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad (Rio de Janeiro)
%D 2012
%I Centro Latinoamericano de Sexualidad y Derechos Humanos
%R 10.1590/S1984-64872012000600003
%X this article analyzes how the criminalization of homophobia became the main agenda in a national struggle for lgbt rights. the historical and cultural meaning of same-sex relations in brazil, from categories such as sodomite, uranist and homosexual to the emergence of a homosexual identity, led to the organization of a social movement with an agenda of its own. homophobia is understood as a form of discrimination. this article is a constitutional theory contribution to the analysis of the arguments in favor of criminal protection, addressing its necessity, effectiveness and possibilities, current bill proposals, and their critiques.
%K homophobia
%K criminalization
%K homosexuality
%K lgbt rights
%K brazil.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1984-64872012000600003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en