Discriminación percibida por las personas adultas de la Organización Silueta Cuenca LGBTI del Azuay, periodo 2022-2023

Abstract

Discrimination is a social phenomenon that includes any distinction or exclusion that aims to undermine or nullify the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights, being this evident in different social practices. One of the groups that has been the victim of marginalization in different daily spheres throughout history is the LGBTI population, due to the fact that it does not fit into the dominant models of gender and sexuality. For that reason, the general objective of this research was to describe the discrimination perceived by the adults of the Silueta Cuenca LGBTI Organization of Azuay in the period 2022-2023, in order to know the contexts in which discrimination occurred and the factors that originated it. It was a qualitative, phenomenological, cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study. Twelve people linked to the aforementioned organization participated in this research. The techniques applied were the semi-structured interview and the focus group. The results showed that the participants' experiences of discrimination are common and occur in different areas, such as family, school, work, health and social, being caused by the maintenance of a heteronormative conception of sexuality. In conclusion, LGBTI people in their daily lives are exposed to different mechanisms of exclusion, marginalization, hostility and violence, which cause various psychological and emotional problems that have marked their lives.