Experiences of families of adolescents with gender incongruence in the light of the Calgary Models for Families

Transphobia as a social disease: discourses of vulnerabilities in trans men and transmasculine people

OBJECTIVE

to analyze the repercussions of transphobia on trans men's and transmasculine people's health.

METHOD

a qualitative study carried out with 38 participants, 35 trans men and three trans men, who attended specialized transgender health services in Bahia, Brazil. In-depth interviews were carried out between June 2019 and February 2020. The Discourse of Collective Subject technique was used and interpretation based on the theoretical concept of transphobia.

RESULTS

transphobia has intra and interpersonal repercussions on the life and health of trans men and transmasculine people who attend health services. There were experiences of violence in the private space, fraying of family ties; discrimination in the school space; limitation in professional/work opportunities; barriers to self-care and access to health services; elaboration of trans identity protection strategies; consequences of transphobia on psycho-emotional health.

CONCLUSION

transphobia is a social disease that affects different life and health dimensions. It causes damage to the socialization of trans men and transmasculine people, in addition to health service spaces as well as in family environments, schools, universities and at work, which result in non-adherence to self-care, distancing from health services and psycho-emotional distress.

Enfermeiros diante do cuidado à saúde de adolescentes gays

Resumo Objetivo: analisar narrativas de enfermeiros sobre o cuidado à saúde de adolescentes gays. Método: estudo qualitativo, ancorado na Análise Temática de Clarke e Braun, adotando como referencial teórico o Interacionismo Simbólico, uma vez que ele favorece a apreensão da relação de comportamentos, interações e significados sociais. Foram entrevistados remotamente 12 enfermeiros, recrutados a partir da técnica de bola de neve, por meio da plataforma de vídeo Google Meet ® . Resultados: ao longo do processo compreensivo-interpretativo, foram elaborados quatro temas: “Adolescente gay, pautas e relação com a saúde”; “A família do adolescente gay e o cuidado”; “Relação com adolescente gay no cuidado” e “Limites para o cuidar de enfermagem ao adolescente gay”. Conclusão: as narrativas denunciam estigmas e símbolos derivados da cisheteronormatividade como intervenientes da relação e indicam premência de apostas no encontro intersubjetivo com os adolescentes gays e seus familiares em relação horizontal, afetiva e empática, com chances de favorecer defesa pública do direito à saúde. Há apontamentos para a atitude dos enfermeiros e qualificação do cuidado a essa população.

Los enfermeros frente al cuidado de la salud de los adolescentes gays

Resumen Objetivo: analizar los relatos de los enfermeros sobre el cuidado de la salud de los adolescentes gays. Método: estudio cualitativo, anclado en el Análisis Temático de Clarke y Braun, adoptando el Interaccionismo Simbólico como marco teórico, ya que favorece la aprehensión de la relación de comportamientos, interacciones y significados sociales. Fueron entrevistados remotamente 12 enfermeros, reclutados a partir de la técnica de bola de nieve, por medio de la plataforma de video Google Meet ® . Resultados: a lo largo del proceso comprensivo-interpretativo, se elaboraron cuatro temas: “Adolescente gay, pautas y relación con la salud”; “La familia del adolescente gay y el cuidado”; “Relación con adolescente gay en el cuidado” y “Límites para el cuidado de enfermería al adolescente gay”. Conclusión: las narrativas denuncian los estigmas y símbolos derivados de la cisheteronormatividad como intervinientes de la relación e indican la urgencia de apuestas en el encuentro intersubjetivo con los adolescentes gays y sus familiares en relación horizontal, afectiva y empática, con posibilidades de favorecer la defensa pública del derecho a la salud. Hay apuntes para la actitud de los enfermeros y calificación del cuidado a esa población.

Nurses and health care for gay adolescents

Objective:

to analyze nurses’ statements about health care for gay adolescents.

Method:

qualitative study, anchored on the Thematic Analysis of Clarke and Braun, with adoption of Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical framework, since it favors the understanding of the relationship between behaviors, interactions, and social meanings. Twelve nurses recruited using the snowball sampling technique were remotely interviewed via the Google Meet^® video-conferencing app.

Results:

four themes were elaborated throughout the comprehensive-interpretative process: “Gay adolescents, agendas, and relation with health;” “The gay adolescent’s family and care;” “Relationship with gay adolescents in care,” and “Limits to nursing care for gay adolescents.”

Conclusion:

the statements denounce stigmas and symbols derived from cisheteronormativity as intervening in the relationship and indicate the urgency of investing in the intersubjective encounter with gay adolescents and their families in a horizontal, affective, and empathic relationship, with chances of favoring public defense of the right to health. There are comments on the nurses’ attitude and qualification of care for this population.