Abstract

CALVO UGALDE, Adrián Francisco; MUNOZ AMORES, Adriana Patricia; ROBLES MURILLO, Keylor  and  CHAVES AGUILAR, Jorge Luis. Experiences of youth resistance facing oppression of dissident sexualities in San Ramón, Alajuela. Reflexiones [online]. 2018, vol.97, n.2, pp.107-122. ISSN 1659-2859.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rr.v97i2.32385.

This article refers to the experiences of resistance developed by some youth groups located in the canton of San Ramón de Alajuela against acts of discrimination against dissident sexualities experienced in two commercial facilities between the months of April and May 2016. The process of systematization has been built within the framework of the research project: Manifestations of youth participation in the canton of San Ramon, Alajuela: Motivations, scope and challenges, period 2015-2017, enrolled in Vicerrectoría de Investigación at Universidad de Costa Rica. Consequently, through a case study heteronormativity is tackled as part of the hegemonic culture and some collective actions of resistance in the local context are approached addressing the dissident gender identities. Additionally, it is intended to deconstruct a social imaginary biased against the social protest, particularly the expressions of resistance linked to dissident and subordinated sexualities.

Keywords : Collective actions; Youthful resistance; Dissident sexualities; Heteronormativity; Youth participation.

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