LGBTQIAPN+ REPRESENTATION AND THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN HISTORY, FICTION, LITERATURE AND REALITY IN ROMEU'S FIRST KISS BY FELIPE CABRAL

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationships between history, memory, fiction, reality, and literature in Felipe Cabral's work Romeu's First Kiss, focusing on LGBTQIAPN+ representation and the deconstruction of cis-heteronormativity. Based on the theories of Michel de Certeau (2017), Jacques Le Goff (2016), and Ivan Jablonka (2020), the study investigates how the author resignifies real historical events, such as censorship at the 2019 Book Biennial, to construct a narrative that questions conservative cis-heteronormative social norms and promotes diversity. Through bibliographic research, themes such as collective memory, fiction as a space of resistance, and the affirmation of identities that disagree with cis-heteronormativity are explored. The results reveal that the work transcends entertainment by proposing a strong critique of the exclusion and invisibility of LGBTQIAPN+ subjects, promoting reflections on freedom of expression, identity, and culture. Romeo's First Kiss stands out as a transformative narrative that challenges oppressive structures and celebrates the plurality of experiences and ways of existing.