Análise crítica acerca da relevância da Lei 10.895/2017 no Estado da Paraíba à luz da proteção dos direitos humanos.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the fight against sexual discrimination carried out by the State of Paraíba in the light of its legislation, specifically State Law No. 10.895/2017, State Law No. 7.309/2003 and Decree No. 27.604/2006, in conjunction with the critical theory of Human Rights. The approach is extremely important since violence against LGBT's produces alarming numbers not only in the state of Paraíba, but also in Brazil. This reality shows the need for public policies, such as the aforementioned norms, in the search for a decrease in cases of violence and public awareness of the issue. To do so, it adopts as an approach the deductive method, in terms of theoretical reference, the study counts on works of renowned authors in the areas of research, scholars and information extracted from specialized and journalistic websites. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the norms treated in it are of great importance for the culture of human rights, especially in the fight against the violence generated by sexual discrimination in the state of Paraíba, and they must exist to eradicate this type of prejudice from the state and to serve as an example for the other states in the country.