Night-time leisure: Gender and sexuality intersected by generation, style, and race in the São Paulo pop LGBTQ+ scene

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Considering that sexuality and gender are both relevant to the study of occupations and the practice of occupational therapy, this paper aims to investigate the importance of night-time leisure for the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, many other terms) group in identity shaping. An ethnographic study of five nightclubs, which were frequented by young LGBTQ+ pop scene in São Paulo, Brazil, was undertaken. Data were analyzed qualitatively through intersectionality and post-humanist Queer Theory. Findings show that night-time leisure can enact support for LGBTQ+ people; however, several forms of discrimination of this group remain, due to class, style, race, and generation markers. These operators of difference may reveal how occupations are shaped by identity, just like identity is shaped by occupation. Additionally, the findings support that ‘doing gender’ is related to technologies of gender. The article contributes to theoretical and methodological advances in studies on leisure and sexuality from an occupational perspective.