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0299/2015 - Difficulties experienced by trans people to access the Unified Health System
Dificuldades vividas por pessoas trans no acesso ao Sistema Único de Saúde

Author:

• Pablo Cardozo Rocon - Rocon, P.C - Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo - <pablocardoz@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-5786

Co-author(s):

• Mateus Dias Pedrini - Pedrini, Mateus Dias - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - <mateus_pedrini@hotmail.com>
• Alexsandro Rodrigues - Rodrigues, A - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Centro de Educação, Departamento de Teorias e Práticas do Ensino. - <xela_alex@bol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5998-4978
• Jésio Zamboni - Zamboni, Jésio - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - <jesiozamboni@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

This study aimed to discuss the difficulties of trans people who live in the metropolitan area of Vitória/ES in accessing health services in the SUS. We used a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews with 15 transgender people. The results showed disrespect to social name, discrimination and the diagnosis in the sexual redesignation process how major limitations to access the health care sistem. It is affirmed that the diagnosis contributes to hide the responsibility of the heteronormativity and of the binarism of genres on the social marginalization of trans people. It concludes that it is necessary to modificate the function of the diagnosis because is unnecessary the existence of a previous pathology to access the SUS. It will be important also prepare education programs and permanent campaigns on the right to access the health care sistem free from discrimination and with the use of social name.

Keywords:

Body Health Gender Identity Transgendered Persons

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

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Rocon, P.C, Pedrini, Mateus Dias, Rodrigues, A, Zamboni, Jésio. Difficulties experienced by trans people to access the Unified Health System. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Nov). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/difficulties-experienced-by-trans-people-to-access-the-unified-health-system/15372?id=15372&id=15372



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