They Are the “Bagaceiras”: A Look at the Intersections and Hierarchies Activated by Non-Hegemonic Masculinities in a Bar in the Peripheral Area of Goiânia, Brazil

Abstract

This article represents an effort to synthesize points discussed in master's research. In it, to fulfill this purpose, I seek to privilege a certain discussion related to the ethnography of/in the Feirão do Chope, a bar located in a peripheral region of the city of Goiânia. In particular, I seek to bring to the screen data produced that allow an analytical exercise that intersects some social markers of difference, especially gender, sexuality and race/ethnicity. In other words, I nuance the research discussions regarding the emic category “bagaceira” and problematize its use as an accusatory category by gays to refer to other young gays, supposedly with less purchasing power and with a body construction and gender performance that refer to feminization. As a result, we managed to problematize an idea of ​​equality in the “gay world”, as does Isadora Lins França (2012); as well as establishing connections in order to confirm the intersection between social markers such as gender, race and class with a view to producing hierarchical and fetishized social places in which privileged groups seek to fit other people and groups, thus revealing a contextualized parallel between more general social values and its possibilities in sociability in the Feirão do chope.