HE OR SHE? TRANSSEXUAL EXPERIENCE ABOUT YOUR APPROACH TO EVERYDAY VOCATIVE

• Main Authors: Maria Eliane Liégio Matão, Denismar Borges de Miranda, Diego Mourato de Souza, Anny Cristina Silva Cunha
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade de Brasília 2013-09-01
• Series: Revista Gestão & Saúde
• Subjects: Transsexualism; Human rights; Life change events.
• Online Access: http://gestaoesaude.unb.br/index.php/gestaoesaude/article/view/535/pdf
• ISSN: 1982-4785; 1982-4785

Inserted in the theme of sexuality, transsexuality is. This has proved controversial subject of questions and wealthy. Aimed to know the experience of transgender-related vocative used by different social segments in relation to the personal approach. This is a descriptive type of case study with a qualitative approach. We carried out data collection through interviews open at depth; structural narrative analysis was used. The article focuses on issues concerning the difficulty of dealing with the first name in various situations in your life, in different social segments, even as was the process of change given name and sex in the civil records. Brings discussion regarding the unpreparedness social and professional context, refers to the lack of preparedness of the health team regarding the approach and monitoring of persons belonging to that group. The lack of specific legislation, and professionals who value social values in place of personal values, this reality leaves many members unhappy, incomplete and biased attitudes of mercy and inconsequential society.