O vivido de transexuais e travestis nos atendimentos à saúde: compreender para melhor assistir

Abstract

The aim was to unveil the senses of the transsexual and transvestite being in front of the care given by SUS professionals. Study of a qualitative approach, based on the Phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, carried out in a municipality of the Zona da Mata Mineira. Through the use of the snowball sampling, ten participants who declared themselves transsexual or transvestite and who use at least one health service offered in the SUS were included in this study. Phenomenological meetings were guided by the use of an open interview. Essential structures emerged, constituting four Units of Significance. A vague and meditative understanding of meanings allowed the construction of the guiding thread, which led to Hermeneutics. The experience of transsexuals and transvestites was unveiled when they expressed aspects that supported the construction and maintenance of the feminine in face of socially imposed standards, the importance of the use and acceptance of the social name by health professionals, their daily experiences when using health services with the experience of transphobia and also by stressing the importance of their social networks for the process of transformation to the body desired and the unpreparedness of health professionals in support of this desire. The lives of transsexuals and transvestites are permeated by denial of rights, omission of care, stigmatizations and constraints, as well as various forms of violence. It is recommended that training in gender and sexuality be addressed during vocational training, offering the opportunity for graduates to meet the needs of this often invisible population.