International Lesbian Day: Instagram Series, “Rebu”, Resignifies Lesbian Woman Issues

Listening to Lesbians

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Pernambuco’s video artist Mayara Santana tells her experiences in the documentary designed for the IGTV format.

Gone are the days when calling a lesbian woman “dyke” was a curse. After years of prejudice and aggression, they re-signified the term and now “romp” has become a cry for freedom. A compliment of the most valuable, which, by the way, says a lot about pride. A lesbian woman carries machismo and homophobia in the same package (if she is black, she also has racism in the combo). And these are still obstacles that make it impossible to support some initiatives. As existence gains a new contour, it also innovates in the way it is counted.

Designer and video maker Mayara Santana, 27, found this gap. And from her personal experience, she made the “Rebu – Egolombra of an almost sorry shoe” web series, designed for the Instagram IGTV format. The documentary series comes from a specific place of speech:…

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