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His body of work is extensive, most notably is his research about homosexuality during the Catholic Holy Inquisition in Brazil, homosexuality and slavery, lesbianism during colonial Brazil, etc. Additionally, Luiz Mott has published extensively about homosexuality in modern times, appearing in interviews, commemorations and demonstrations.
Luiz Mott graduated in Social Sciences from the University of São Paulo/ USP during the repressive military regime, obtained a masters degree in EthnographyEthnography refers to the qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on months or years of fieldwork. Ethnography may be " holistic", describing a society as a whole, or it may focus on specific problems or situations within a larger social from SorbonneLa Sorbonne was the name of the former University of Paris in Paris, France, one among the most ancient in Europe. History It was founded in 1257 by Robert de Sorbon, after whom it is named. It is also the name of its main campus in the 5th arrondissement/ ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to and a doctorateA doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. Traditionally, the award of a doctorate implies recognition of the candidate as an equal by the university faculty under which he or she has studied. There are essentially three types of doctorates: in AnthropologyAnthropology (from the Greek word ANTHROPOLOGIA consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo . It is holistic in two senses: it is concerned with all humans at all times, and with all dimensions of humanity. Central to anthropology is the concept of from the University of Campinas / Unicamp (São Paulo, Brazil). Luiz Mott is professorA professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. Overview Professors give lectures and seminars in their field of study, such as science or literature. They also do advanced research in their fields and are supposed to d emeritus of the Department of Anthropology of the Federal University of Bahia / UFBA state of ( Bahia, Brazil).
Luiz Mott is the founder of the Grupo Gay da Bahia, one of the main and the oldest gay rights organizations active in the country (see link below). He was the Human Rights Secretary of the Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians and Transvestites / Secretário de Direitos Humanos da Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas e Travestis / ABGLT and member of the National Commition on AIDS of the Ministry of Health/ Comissão Nacional de Aids do Ministério da Saúde and of the National Counsil Against Discrimination of the Ministry of Justice/ Conselho Nacional de Combate à Discriminação do Ministério da Justiça .