SAIR OU NÃO SAIR: A LINHA TÊNUE ENTRE FICAR NO ARMÁRIO E A LIBERDADE

This article aims to bring to discussion the representation of gays in the contemporary brazilian literature. Therefore, it is a bibliographic work, that brings a brief analysis of the novel As Lesmas, by Heleno Godoy. In theoretical terms, we seek some terminologic concepts in Lomando and Wagner (2009), as well in the theories that talk about gender issues, such as the Sedgwick work (2007) in "A epistemologia do armário" and Albuquerque Júnior (s/d).We are going to discuss, in particular, the role of the homosexual in the literary work in question. Therefore, it is necessary to identify who is this guy, where he speaks and what place he takes, both in work and in the society, already the homosexuality, even in XXI century is not well accepted by the patriarchal and heteronormative society. Ultimately, this relation and your estheticvalue will be put here to highlight the necessity of to bring the matter to the academic discussion