Dissident lesbian experience in Cassandra Rios: I’m a lesbian

Authors

  • Violeta Sutili UFRGS/Mestranda em Artes Visuais
  • Leila Pessoa Bechtold UFRGS/Mestranda em Artes Visuais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/24471267632020118

Keywords:

Cassandra Rios , lesbian writings , military dictatorship in Brazil , lesbianity , LGBTI artisticproduction

Abstract

This text covers research on Cassandra Rios (1932), a lesbian and Lesbian writer of greater notoriety for Brazil. The context of most of his literary production took place during a dictatorial period, in which his works suffered severe censorship and persecution. The direction of this production, seeks to reflect part of the work “I am a lesbian” (1980), written in a serial, with several editions after this one. In the work, Flávia recognizes her gender identity by revisiting her past and transcribing it in a narrative tone, as well as everything that involved and involves being a lesbian woman, such as veiled violence until today. The theme of female homosexuality becomes the core of this whole process, in which Cassandra’s life and work demonstrate fundamental artistic-social relevance. Considerations are also presented regarding the author’s non-autobiographical biographical writing, which, through her productions, reveals her perspective regarding not only being a woman, but also her lesbian experience.

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Published

2021-01-03

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SUTILI, Violeta; PESSOA BECHTOLD, Leila. Dissident lesbian experience in Cassandra Rios: I’m a lesbian. Revista Apotheke, Florianópolis, v. 6, n. 3, 2021. DOI: 10.5965/24471267632020118. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/apotheke/article/view/18938. Acesso em: 11 sep. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2020): Práticas artísticas LGBTI+ para uma educação dissidente

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Artigos Seção temática

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