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Transphobia and gender identity: social representations of trans women from Brazil and Colombia
María Del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes1,2, Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo3, Sandra Milena Parra-Barrera4
1Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, University de La Costa. Calle 58 # 55 - 66. Barranquilla Colombia. marsanchez@unizar.es.
Abstract:
The present research aimed to identify and discuss the social representations of trans women related to gender identity and transphobia in Brazil and Colombia. In this study participated 43 Trans women, 22 from Brazil, aged between 18 and 55 years (M=29.09, SD=8.53) and 21 from Colombia, aged between 21 and 41 years (M=28.19, SD=7.63). This study adopted a qualitative approach in which semi-structured interviews were used. The data were analyzed by the Iramuteq software, which identified the social representations in classes. The results showed what the participants understood about transphobia and how they regarded their experiences with this gender identity. The participants presented negative social representations, aiming at their personal experiences related to their social context. Themes related to violence, discrimination, prejudice, denial of rights and family support emerged from both the Brazilian and Colombian sample. Implications for Tran´s quality of life are discussed.
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