Cheeei de sapatão: imagens da sociabilidade lésbica em Fortaleza

Abstract

This technical report presents the process of confection of the photographic book titled "Cheeei de sapatão": images of lesbian sociability in Fortaleza." The books proposes to narrate, from photography and supporting texts, the lesbian sociability in the city. The product also aims to map some of these spaces, which end up providing bigger freedom and safe spaces to this socially marginalized group, as well as to reflect about the connection of these women with the city in general. For that, journalistic interviews and informal conversations were made with lesbian artists and lesbian/gay-friendly spaces frequenters. Based on collected data, seven sociability spaces were selected to compose the photographed sceneries: Bolacha mágica (Dionísio Torres), Cantinho Acadêmico (Benfica), Canto do Babado (Carlito Pamplona), Chá da Égua (Vila União), Damas de Paus (Vila Peri), Na Toca do Coelho (Benfica) and Varandão da Vila (vila Peri). Besides the selected bars, a photographic shoot was made during the LGBT Parade of Fortaleza, in June 2019, in order to photograph lesbian women and collect testimonies about their relationship with the sociability spaces of Fortaleza.