Citation

Silva GW, Souza EF, Sena RC, Moura IB, Sobreira MV, Miranda FA. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2016; 37(2): e56407.

Vernacular Title

Situações de violência contra travestis e transexuais em um município do nordeste brasileiro.

Affiliation

Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

10.1590/1983-1447.2016.02.56407

PMID

27253596

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To analyze cases of violence against transvestites and transsexuals based on their sociodemographic profile.

METHOD Cross-sectional, descriptive research performed in Cajazeiras / Paraíba, consisting of 16 transvestites and transsexuals. Data collection took place in April 2014 and was analyzed descriptively.

RESULTS The typology of violence that victimized transvestites and transsexuals were: verbal (91.96%), psychological (58.33%) and physical (33.33%), often between 24 hours and six months preceding the survey. Regarding the spatiality: the street, school and health services were all scenarios of aggression. With respect to the offending agent, the findings point towards neighbors, family members and health professionals. All forms of violence happened between agents and spaces of aggression.

CONCLUSIONS Violence among this population, silence around the situations of abuse became more pronounced as did its invisibility in the social and institutional context, reflecting the inhibition of human rights and concealment of reality.

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