Comunicado da não te prives

Tema: acusações de violência doméstica alegadamente perpetradas por Paula Antunes

A não te prives – Grupo de Defesa dos Direitos Sexuais repudia qualquer ato de violência não consentida. Desde 2002, ano em que iniciámos as nossas atividades, desenvolvemos um conjunto de iniciativas visando combater e prevenir diversas formas de violência, incluindo o assédio sexista, o bullying em meio escolar, a discriminação homofóbica e transfóbica, a violência reprodutiva e a falta de reconhecimento dos direitos das pessoas trabalhadoras sexuais. Quer enquanto indivíduos, quer enquanto coletivo, a nossa atitude é inequívoca a este respeito.

Dito isto, não devemos nem iremos proceder a qualquer tipo de julgamento face a acusações que, sendo profundamente graves e preocupantes, extravasam claramente o âmbito de ação da NTP. Não temos as competências necessárias para julgar um processo que está em curso e cujos factos serão apurados pelas instâncias jurídicas adequadas. Este reconhecimento não nos impede, contudo, de tomar a seguinte posição:

1. Lamentamos profundamente a situação de dor e sofrimento que envolve todas as pessoas afetadas por este caso

2. Defendemos o princípio fundamental da democracia de que todas as pessoas são inocentes até prova em contrário; não obstante, defendemos também que, em situação de vulnerabilidade, compete à justiça inverter o ónus da prova, conforme é prática em situações reconhecidas, incluindo desde 2003 a discriminação por orientação sexual em meio laboral

3. Acreditamos que o apuramento dos factos compete, insistimos, às instâncias jurídicas

4. Temos a responsabilidade de garantir que a atenção mediática e cultural associada a eventos públicos como a Marcha contra a Transfobia e a Homofobia deve ser canalizada para as reivindicações da Marcha, que este ano se centram justamente na luta contra a violência

5. Reconhecemos que, nas atuais circunstâncias e até que a justiça se pronuncie acerca deste processo, a Paula Antunes não deveria exercer as responsabilidades que assume presentemente, nomeadamente na qualidade de coorganizadora da Marcha

6. Por todas estas razões, a NTP decidiu sugerir à PATH – Plataforma contra a Transfobia e Homofobia de Coimbra, da qual fazemos parte, que apele à Paula para que suspenda voluntariamente a sua presença como coorganizadora desta Marcha, de maneira a evitar cisões no movimento LGBTI/Queer em Portugal, até que sejam apurados os factos.

A concluir, queremos reforçar a nossa convicção de que o ativismo LGBTI/Queer é um produto de esforços comuns cujo impacto positivo é inegável num país como Portugal, que conta já com marchas nos Açores, Braga, Coimbra, Lisboa e Porto. Nenhum/a de nós tem o direito de apelar a um boicote que prejudique um trabalho que, sendo património de todxs, não é propriedade de nenhum/a de nós.

Independentemente do desenvolvimento deste caso, a NTP compromete-se a continuar o seu trabalho de prevenção e combate a todas as formas de violência não consentida. E contamos com todxs na 6ª Marcha de Luta contra a Transfobia e Homofobia a 17 de maio.

Desejamos ainda que tudo se esclareça rapidamente e com a serenidade e sentido de justiça necessários.

Coimbra, 06/04/2015
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