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Silence in dispute: Legal discourses on sexual violence against LGBTI+ people in El Salvador

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No. 21 (2024): Junio
https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2024.75188
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Abstract

The social phenomenon of sexual violence is part of the daily life of LGBTI+. Until very recently, this phenomenon received answers in the Salvadoran judicial system. This text aims to analyze three criminal proceedings on sexual violence against LGBTI+ identities, studying legal discourses to better understand the dynamics of violence and the use of sexuality as a punishment tool against LGBTI+ people. In conclusion, I highlight that sexual violence is imbricated by a web of power, domination, and subordination relations that goes beyond being a sexual act with a reproductive purpose; on the contrary, we face a social process of sexual and gender hierarchies. Although there are judicialized cases of sexual violence against LGBTI+ people, the Salvadoran legal grammar is slowly recognizing sexual orientation, identity, and gender expression.

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sexuality , violence , LGBTI , El Salvador , gender

Author Biography

Amaral Arévalo, Instituto Fernandes Figueira da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Postdoctorando en Salud Colectiva, Instituto Fernandes Figueira da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (IFF/FIOCRUZ).

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Arévalo, A. (2024). Silence in dispute: Legal discourses on sexual violence against LGBTI+ people in El Salvador. Revista Punto Género, (21), pp. 430–458. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2024.75188
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