Limitaciones del derecho a la orientación sexual en el contexto de las personas privadas de la libertad con orientaciones sexuales no hegemónicas en el establecimiento penitenciario y carcelario de “El Pedregal”

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to establish the limitations faced by the right to sexual orientation within the High and Medium Security Prison and Penitentiary Complex of Medellin PEDREGAL, for which (i) the concepts of non-hegemonic sexual orientation and heteronormativity in the Colombian context will be explained, (ii) analyze the purposes and scope of the custodial sentence in light of criminological theories and (iii) conceptualize the constitutionality of the custodial sentence limiting or suspending the fundamental rights to sexual orientation, sexual freedom and family unity.