Exposed: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the transgender community in Portugal

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Cristiana
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26722
• topic: Transgender; COVID-19; Pandemia -- Pandemic; Europe; Diversidade -- Diversity; Transgénero; Europa

This study starts with the analysis of international and European directives, as well the as role of international organizations such as the Council of Europe concerning gender identity issues, and the diversity of situations within Europe and the EU itself, by choosing the illustrative example of two countries that obtain the best and the worst results in measuring the rights of transgender people, (Malta and Poland), with the goal of placing Portugal in this context. Considering Portugal's successful position in the evolution of transgender rights in recent years, the study focuses on the experiences of the transgender community during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. The purpose of this study was to enhance the obstacles and inequalities faced by the transgender community and how COVID-19 aggravated them. Therefore, interviews were conducted, in which there are represented 3 organizations that work with the transgender community. The interviews included questions about the necessities and obstacles faced within the educational and health systems, social services, family dynamics and, lastly, challenges and perceptions about the legal and political conjecture of gender issues in Portugal. The participants also reported their experiences providing community support during the pandemic.