| dc.description.abstract | The Movement of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) in Brazil has been
consolidating since the 1970s, characterized as a manifestation for the right to freedom of
sexual orientation. In 90 years, there is a revival in homosexual militancy, with increasing the
number of institutionalized groups, spread across the country. The emergence of these
organizations is characterized by the pursuit of autonomy against the State, leading the
movement to settle from the model of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) that fall
within the named "third sector". The incorporation of social management demanded
professionalization, aimed maintaining of the quality of services and systematization of
actions. Being one of the leisure areas of service to communities and social organizations, we
can imply the need to professionalization of the area. In this context, the proposed study
objective to diagnose and analyze the field of professional activity in the recreation sector in
the third, in order to understand the work performed in this field for Non-Governmental
Organizations related to the LGBT movement. For that, I try to analyze the concepts of
recreation that pervades the actions of these organizations, to diagnose the actions directly or
indirectly related to recreation, to identify the individuals responsible and working with these
actions and understand the "role" of these professionals in the organization and development
these actions. Therefore, I present how the proposed methodology bibliographic research
combined with the documentary and field survey, applying the immersion in the field and
semi-structured interviews as data collection instruments. We analyzed two institutions
located in Belo Horizonte / MG, through interviews with six professionals working within the
recreation. I emphasize that there is not necessarily a specific professional involved in the
planning, implementation and evaluation of these activities. However, there is a certain
approach and greater involvement of some people ahead of organizing such activities. The
actions of play are directed to meet the LGBT audience, but there is openness to other
persons. The goals of these actions vary, fitting them since the work of self-esteem to the
empowerment of the public seeking its social protagonism. There are a variety of actions that
involve the several contents of recreation, arts, physical activities. In relation to the
professionals involved, the relationship established with the institution is the militancy
activities and actions results, in most cases, voluntary work. Regarding the profile of these
professionals, it emphasizes the importance of knowing the reality, when working with the
LGBT audience, as well as mastery of content but there is a need for more clarity about the
knowledge in the leisure and culture. The concepts of recreation present in a diverse,
converging in their understanding as a time characterized by a seeks of pleasure, but which
has no relation to the requirements. Regarding the presence of recreation on the agenda of the
LGBT movement, I believe that there is clarity on the part of respondents on this issue, but
despite being embedded in the actions of institutions, leisure is not envisioned as the same
priority. Therefore, this work presents some challenges that invite you to think about the field
of practice in recreation in LGBT NGOs, participatory planning of actions, use and
appropriation of public spaces for recreation, investment in the sector, and awareness of
leisure as a right. Considering all the analysis, I point out a perspective for the work within
these institutions of Leisure Cultural Animation, from an educational proposal based on the
idea of mediation, with the intention of provoking questions about the established social order
and contribute to overcoming the status quo. | |
