Marica y negra: formas de resistencia de la comunidad negra LGBTIQ+ en Bogotá

Abstract

This thesis focuses on documenting the most significant forms of resistance for the Black LGBTIQ+ community in Bogotá. It seeks to understand the place they occupy in this city, where the white, heterosexual population predominates. The main forms of resistance portrayed in this project, due to their significance for Black people, are the Ballroom—a counterculture created by the Black and immigrant population in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1980s—and Hip-Hop, driven by the impoverished Black population in the same city. These are understood as spaces for community-building and cultural expressions unique to the Black community. Finally, the research conducted is qualitative with a critical-social approach, based on the theory of intersectionality developed by Kimberlé Crenshaw, utilizing participant observation through field journals to identify the dynamics that occur within Ballroom spaces. Furthermore, the final product consists of a documentary that brings together all the knowledge acquired through this project.