THE IDENTILASTICITY OF THE LGBT BODY

AN ANALETHICAL POSSIBILITY OF DIFFERENCES

Abstract

The article addresses the notion of identilasticity as a theoretical key to understanding identity, body and difference from a decolonial perspective. Identity is conceived not as a static essence, but as an elastic and borderline process, in permanent negotiation, revealing the demands of a Latin body. Dialoguing with cultural studies and decolonial thought, it articulates contributions from Foucault, Butler, Bhabha, Quijano and Dussel to reflect on the Latin American condition, marked by coloniality, but also by the creative power of difference, especially with regard to the experiences of LGBT bodies. The body is taken as a territory of power and resistance, in which discourses are inscribed and fissures open, with the school being an emblematic space of this tension, permeated by historical violence. It is concluded that assuming Latin American difference is an ethical-political imperative, and that identilasticity represents a critical horizon for rethinking identity, gender and culture in an insurgent and decolonial key.