Esse lugar também é meu!! Um estudo sobre o espaço queer em bairros da Zona Sul de João Pessoa – PB

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate spaces that, during leisure time, present a higher concentration of the LGBTQIAP+ population. Thus, the work is a spatial, social and behavioral analysis of the types of leisure available to this public, as well as the motivations related to the choice of these spaces. The study starts from the understanding that every person has - guaranteed by law - the right to the city and to enjoy its benefits, but that in practice the reality is different since it is not always that cities offer equal conditions and opportunities for the population, especially for social minorities. In order to carry out the analysis, a questionnaire will be applied via Google Forms with the participation of a sample of 390 people who use leisure spaces located within the geographic area that comprises the neighborhoods Anatólia, Bancários, Castelo Branco and Jardim São Paulo, located in the southern zone of João Pessoa - PB. For data analysis, the research uses the Theory of Spatial Syntax to identify the interaction and connectivity of spaces, to from there understand the relationship between space and social relations. In conjunction with Kernel Density Estimation, enabling the representation - by means of thermal color scale - of the concentrations of spaces informed by the target audience. And, finally, it performs a comparison of the answers collected with the field visits taking into account spatial aesthetics, safety, identification with the groups and other factors chosen according to the incidence of responses.