Entre a escola e o arco-íris : histórias de vida, estigmas e gêneros dissidentes entre docentes da EJA

Abstract

This article brings as its theme the life trajectory of Youth and Adult Education teachers who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, covering their experiences and conflicts, discussing how their gender identities impacted their lives in the most diverse social spheres. To make this possible, semi-structured interviews of a qualitative nature were carried out, with a transsexual teacher and a drag queen teacher, active in Youth and Adult Education (EJA) of the State Education Network of Rio Grande do Norte – Brazil, using the methodology of autobiographical narratives or life stories. The results show the pattern that crossed the lives of the interviewees, pointing out that LGBTQIA+ teachers are constantly targets of prejudice, especially within the school institution, making it clear that, in addition to not being prepared to embrace diversity in its scope, the schools has not prepared the community in which it is inserted to do so.