TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Cases of violence involving transvestites and transsexuals in a northeastern Brazilian city
JO  - Revista gaúcha de enfermagem
A1  - Silva, Glauber Weder Dos Santos
A1  - Souza, Emanoel Fhilipe Leite
A1  - Sena, Romeika Carla Ferreira de
A1  - Moura, Izabella Bezerra de Lima
A1  - Sobreira, Maura Vanessa Silva
A1  - Miranda, Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de
SP  - e56407
EP  - e56407
VL  - 37
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE To analyze cases of violence against transvestites and transsexuals based on their sociodemographic profile. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-6933
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2016.02.56407
ID  - ref1
ER  -