Moral control in the discourse of the press and police in Belo Horizonte

a brief report on cisgender female sex workers and Cintura Fina (1950-1960)

Authors

  • Luiz Morando UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v36n1-2023-8

Abstract

This text aims to address how moral control acted on cisgender and transgender sex workers through the discourse of the press and the police in Belo Horizonte, in the 1950s and 1960s. For this, references obtained from reading news from Belo Horizonte newspapers and magazines and court records referring to Cintura Fina transvestites are resumed. Through this treatment, it is possible to perceive a continuous process of criminalization of the experiences of transvestites and cisgender women prostitutes.

KEYWORDS: Sex Work. Moral Control. Cintura Fina. Police Speech.

Author Biography

  • Luiz Morando, UFMG

    Doutor em Literatura Comparada pela UFMG. Pesquisador autônomo e independente sobre memória das identidades LGBTQIA+ de Belo Horizonte. Autor dos livros Paraíso das Maravilhas: uma história do Crime do Parque (2008) e Enverga, mas não quebra: Cintura Fina em Belo Horizonte (2020).

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Published

2023-06-30

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Dossiê Temático: Teoria(s) queer/ transviadas: gênero, sexualidade e política

How to Cite

Moral control in the discourse of the press and police in Belo Horizonte: a brief report on cisgender female sex workers and Cintura Fina (1950-1960). (2023). Caderno Espaço Feminino, 36(1), 138-156. https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v36n1-2023-8