Social Service and Homophobia: the construction of a challenging debate

Authors

  • Moisés Santos Menezes Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
  • Joilson Pereira Silva Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-49802017.00100014

Abstract

This article reflects on the debate about sexual diversity and gender in social service articulating challenges and limitations at the heart of the professional category, in relation to fighting homophobic violence. The study conducts a theoretical analysis based on the conceptions of various authors and researchers, as well as documents from federal and regional councils of social service [CFESS/ CRESS] such as informative documents and resolutions. The debate problematizes the professional action of social workers, demands presented daily by the LGBT population and various contradictions that this issue has provoked for social workers, which has become a great challenge to contemporary social service.

Author Biographies

Moisés Santos Menezes, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

Moisés Santos de Menezes

moisesmenezesmm@yahoo.com.br

Assistente Social, mestrando de Psicologia Social da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS) e Bolsista (CAPES)

Joilson Pereira Silva, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

Joilson Pereira da Silva

Doutor em Psicologia Social (Universidade Complutense de Madri-Espanha)

Professor da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

joilsonp@hotmail.com

 

Published

2017-03-17

Issue

Section

Open-themed space