Kelsey Cooper

<p>My research explores how the knowledge and practices of Black trans and queer practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions give life to LGBTQ+ activism in Brazil. I situate my interlocutors within the broader context of Brazilian religious and sexual politics to show how Afro-Brazilian religion inspires social justice organizing that undermines the dominant social order feeding far-right politics influenced and bolstered by a growing conservative evangelical voter base.</p>