For the Right to Exist
Brazil

By Taís Koshino

For the Right of Exist © Tais Koshino

Content

In recent years, the debate about Indigenous sexuality has grown and has been articulated by Indigenous people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and claim more visibility for their cause. Indigenous peoples in Brazil have resisted and struggled since 1500. The European invasion and colonization started a project of genocide and ethnocide of the native peoples and their cultures that still reverberates today. This short comic tells this story alongside the story of Yakecan Potyguara and Yacunã Tuxá, two young Brazilian lesbian indigenous activists.

The artist

Tais Koshino
born in Brasília, Brazil, she is a visual artist, researcher, and curator working in Brasília. Her artistic practice is centered on drawing and its possibilities for embracing imprecision and impermanence. She explores these topics through comics, video, and digital media. Her work has been published in several books and zines in different countries and has been included in various exhibitions and fairs in Brazil and abroad.

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