Social movements of sexuality and gender: analysis of access to public policies

This article analyzes the ways that social movements in support of sexual and gender diversity have accessed public policies in Brazil. It looks at the specificities and needs for recognition of specific social groups that have been historically vulnerable, and which dispute the very concept of identity. It analyzes the contradictions in this dispute given that the movements both advance in identity recognition and also reinforce stigmas and vulnerabilities. From a dialectical and critical perspective, the article uses concrete situations to conduct a broader theoretical and reflexive analysis of reality.