Out Comics: perfil no Instagram sobre representação LGBTQIA+ nas histórias em quadrinhos de super-heróis

Abstract

This project aims to explore the intersection between the themes of LGBTQIA+ representation and American comic book stories through an experimentation performed on Instagram. The diffusion of content in the platform proposes the institution of an exclusive space for the promotion of sexual diversity and gender identity in a medium known, until recently, for its normative representations. Therefore, it was necessary to examine the history of queer representation in comic books and identify the transformations presented through the years. From this process was born the profile Out Comics, in which contents comprehending different information about LGBTQIA+ representation in comic books were published. Through experimentation, not only the relevance of a space such as this one was confirmed, mainly by the support and demonstration of interest from the public, but also the potency of social media for the exposition of specific niche themes.