Noites no La Luna: movimentos e experimentações em uma praça por LGBTQI+

Abstract

This ethnography seeks to understand the dynamics, uses and appropriations of public space based on the experience at La Luna Bar e Petiscaria, located in the Guerreira Square, in southern Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Therefore, it is taken into consideration the perspectives and narratives created about and with the bar by its frequenters/clients, mostly composed of LGBTQI+ people. This field is crossed by issues that involve the city, the body, the gender, the sexuality, and the consumption, building a complex scenario that serves as a stage for multiple conflicts, leisures, and ways of doing politics. It is also addressed how the Coronavirus pandemic has influenced this investigation, the anthropological work, and the urban space. This place is not limited to the physical dimension, gaining projection within the digital space, demanding the analytical effort that manages to account for the nuances of this plot.