Luiz Mott

Who is Luiz Mott?

Luiz Roberto de Barros Mott or Luiz Mott, is a researcher and an anthropologist, a historian and one of the most notable gay civil rights activists in Brazil.

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 during the repressive military regime, obtained a masters degree in Ethnography from Sorbonne/Paris and a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Campinas/Unicamp. Luiz Mott is professor emeritus of the Department of Anthropology of the Federal University of Bahia.

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.