BOY ERASED: AN ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL CONVERSION THERAPY IN BRAZIL IN FRONT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROVIDED IN THE 1988 FEDERAL CONSTITUTION

uma análise da terapia de conversão sexual no Brasil frente aos direitos fundamentais previstos na Constituição Federal de 1988

Authors

  • Thiago dos Santos da Silva UNIJUI
  • Anna Carolina Cindrowski Mazzola UNIJUÍ
  • Ingrid Jung dos Santos UNIJUÍ
  • Iury Batista dos Santos UNIJUÍ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24862/rcdu.v16i1.2012

Abstract

The present work carries out an in-depth study of sexual conversion/reorientation therapies, within the perspective of the principle of human dignity, in view of the fundamental rights and guarantees provided by the Federal Constitution. Homosexuality is as old as heterosexual-ity, differing from it socially due to the treatment received by cultures and societies over time. From the homophobic and anti-dissident ideal and in encounter with the fear of what is dif-ferent, psychotherapies are born and grow with a focus on the “conversion” of homosexuality to heterosexuality, treating homosexuality in a pathologized way. The work uses fiction as a tool to facilitate reader understanding, based on the cinematographic work “Boy Erased: an annulled truth”. For the purposes of carrying out this work, scientific works developed on related themes and basic texts from thinkers on the subject were used in the research and theo-retical references.

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Author Biographies

Thiago dos Santos da Silva, UNIJUI

Doutor em Direito pela UCS, Mestre e Graduado em Direito pela Unijuí, Professor do Curso de Direito da Unijuí, Advogado.

Anna Carolina Cindrowski Mazzola, UNIJUÍ

Graduada em Direito pela Unijuí.

Ingrid Jung dos Santos, UNIJUÍ

Graduada em Direito pela Unijuí.

Iury Batista dos Santos, UNIJUÍ

Graduado em Direito pela Unijuí. Voluntário do grupo de pesquisas Fundamentação Crítica dos Direitos Humanos.

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Published

2025-05-05

How to Cite

da Silva, T. dos S., Mazzola, A. C. C., Santos, I. J. dos, & Santos, I. B. dos. (2025). BOY ERASED: AN ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL CONVERSION THERAPY IN BRAZIL IN FRONT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROVIDED IN THE 1988 FEDERAL CONSTITUTION: uma análise da terapia de conversão sexual no Brasil frente aos direitos fundamentais previstos na Constituição Federal de 1988. The UNIFOR Law Course Journal, 16(1), e252012. https://doi.org/10.24862/rcdu.v16i1.2012

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025)

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