"Corpi divergenti, discorsi dissonanti. Rappresentazioni della sessualità tra uomini in Senegal."

The goal of this article is to introduce some reflections on the theme of the social construction of bodies and subjectivities that are socially stigmatized, with a specific reference to those moving away from the social norm that consider heterosexuality the only legitimate form of sexuality. Whereby possible, in this article I present this topic in relation to that of homoerotic relations in general (in so doing including also women) and gender relations. I focus mainly on the plurality of discourses circulating in Senegal in the public sphere and on the variety of experiences of men interested in other men living in Senegal or that frequently return there. Dominant attitudes usually tend to depict this country in a homogeneous way, without giving enough space and voice to forms of resistance more or less organized that exist despite the adverse socio-legal climate.