Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Resumo: | The article examines health itineraries followed by Brazilian travestis, trans men and trans women in the affirmation of their gender, based on the survey Trans Uerj: Health and Citizenship of Trans People in Brazil. The survey’s main objectives were to gauge the trans/travesti population’s diversity and sociodemographic profile; and to map the various ways they access their rights as citizens, especially to healthcare services and body modification technologies. Interviewers, mainly trans people and travestis, applied 391 questionnaires in the city of Rio de Janeiro and its metropolitan region to interviewees of different social classes, schooling levels and gender identity configurations, contacted through the interviewers’ social networks. For defining respondents’ gender identities the survey used an original method based on self-definitions, which were then aggregated into 6 categories for data analysis purposes. This article discusses the multiple strategies used by this trans population in gender affirmation processes to gain access to regulated and/or unregulated use of hormones and surgical procedures. |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilTransgender PersonsTravestismBody BuildsGender IdentifyThe article examines health itineraries followed by Brazilian travestis, trans men and trans women in the affirmation of their gender, based on the survey Trans Uerj: Health and Citizenship of Trans People in Brazil. The survey’s main objectives were to gauge the trans/travesti population’s diversity and sociodemographic profile; and to map the various ways they access their rights as citizens, especially to healthcare services and body modification technologies. Interviewers, mainly trans people and travestis, applied 391 questionnaires in the city of Rio de Janeiro and its metropolitan region to interviewees of different social classes, schooling levels and gender identity configurations, contacted through the interviewers’ social networks. For defining respondents’ gender identities the survey used an original method based on self-definitions, which were then aggregated into 6 categories for data analysis purposes. This article discusses the multiple strategies used by this trans population in gender affirmation processes to gain access to regulated and/or unregulated use of hormones and surgical procedures.El artículo examina los itinerarios de salud seguidos por travestis brasileños, hombres trans y mujeres trans para la afirmación de su género, está basado en la encuesta Trans Uerj: Health and Citizenship of Trans People in Brazil. Los objetivos principales de esta encuesta fueron evaluar la diversidad de la población trans/travesti y su perfil sociodemográfico; así como mapear los diferentes caminos gracias a los que consiguen tener acceso a sus derechos como ciudadanos, especialmente en lo que concierne a servicios de salud y técnicas de modificación corporales. Se entrevistaron principalmente a personas trans y travestis, de quienes se recabaron 391 cuestionarios en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro y su región metropolitana, procedentes de diferentes clases sociales, niveles educacionales y configuraciones de identidad de género, que fueron contactados a través de redes sociales por parte de los entrevistadores. Con el fin de definir las identidades de género de quienes respondieron la encuesta, se usó un método original basado en autodefiniciones, que posteriormente fueron añadidas a 6 categorías para fines de análisis de datos. Este artículo discute las múltiples estrategias utilizadas, por parte de esta población trans en procesos de afirmación de género, para conseguir acceso al uso de hormonas reguladas y/o irregulares, así como procedimientos quirúrgicos.O artigo examina os itinerários de saúde seguidos por travestis e mulheres e homens trans brasileiros na afirmação do seu próprio gênero, com base no inquérito Trans Uerj: Health and Citizenship of Trans People in Brazil. O inquérito teve como objetivos avaliar a diversidade e o perfil sociodemográfico da população trans/travesti e mapear as diversas maneiras pelas quais garantem seus direitos de cidadania, principalmente nos serviços saúde e em tecnologias de modificação do corpo. Os entrevistadores, majoritariamente pessoas trans e travestis, aplicaram 391 questionários na cidade e Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, com entrevistados/as de diferentes classes sociais, níveis de escolaridade e configurações de identidade de gênero, contatados através das redes sociais dos entrevistadores. A definição da identidade de gênero dos entrevistados usou um método original baseado nas autodefinições; as definições foram agregadas depois em seis categorias para fins de análise dos dados. O artigo discute as múltiplas estratégias utilizadas pela população trans nos processos de afirmação de gênero para obter acesso ao uso regulado e/ou não regulado de hormônios e procedimentos cirúrgicos.Reports in Public HealthCadernos de Saúde Pública2019-04-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7167Reports in Public Health; Vol. 35 No. 4 (2019): AprilCadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 35 n. 4 (2019): Abril1678-44640102-311Xreponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZenghttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7167/15674https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/7167/15675Sérgio CarraraJimena de Garay HernandezAnna Paula UzielGreice Maria Silva da ConceiçãoHenri PanjoAna Camilla de Oliveira BaldanziJoão Pedro QueirozLuisa Bertrami D’AngeloAdriana Maria Shad e BalthazarAureliano Lopes da Silva JuniorAlain Giamiinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-03-06T15:29:46Zoai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/7167Revistahttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csphttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/oaicadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2024-03-06T13:08:15.130917Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)true |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sérgio Carrara Transgender Persons Travestism Body Builds Gender Identify |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Body construction and health itineraries: a survey among travestis and trans people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Sérgio Carrara |
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Sérgio Carrara Jimena de Garay Hernandez Anna Paula Uziel Greice Maria Silva da Conceição Henri Panjo Ana Camilla de Oliveira Baldanzi João Pedro Queiroz Luisa Bertrami D’Angelo Adriana Maria Shad e Balthazar Aureliano Lopes da Silva Junior Alain Giami |
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Jimena de Garay Hernandez Anna Paula Uziel Greice Maria Silva da Conceição Henri Panjo Ana Camilla de Oliveira Baldanzi João Pedro Queiroz Luisa Bertrami D’Angelo Adriana Maria Shad e Balthazar Aureliano Lopes da Silva Junior Alain Giami |
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Sérgio Carrara Jimena de Garay Hernandez Anna Paula Uziel Greice Maria Silva da Conceição Henri Panjo Ana Camilla de Oliveira Baldanzi João Pedro Queiroz Luisa Bertrami D’Angelo Adriana Maria Shad e Balthazar Aureliano Lopes da Silva Junior Alain Giami |
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Transgender Persons Travestism Body Builds Gender Identify |
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Transgender Persons Travestism Body Builds Gender Identify |
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The article examines health itineraries followed by Brazilian travestis, trans men and trans women in the affirmation of their gender, based on the survey Trans Uerj: Health and Citizenship of Trans People in Brazil. The survey’s main objectives were to gauge the trans/travesti population’s diversity and sociodemographic profile; and to map the various ways they access their rights as citizens, especially to healthcare services and body modification technologies. Interviewers, mainly trans people and travestis, applied 391 questionnaires in the city of Rio de Janeiro and its metropolitan region to interviewees of different social classes, schooling levels and gender identity configurations, contacted through the interviewers’ social networks. For defining respondents’ gender identities the survey used an original method based on self-definitions, which were then aggregated into 6 categories for data analysis purposes. This article discusses the multiple strategies used by this trans population in gender affirmation processes to gain access to regulated and/or unregulated use of hormones and surgical procedures. |
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