The impacts of transgender identities in sociability of travestis and transsexual women.

Abstract

This paper is the result of research conducted in the city of Maceió-AL, Brazil, between March 2013 and September 2014, which aimed to understand the impacts of transgender identities on the sociability of travesties and transsexual women. In this qualitative field study, we used three sources to produce and register data: field diary, participant observation and focus group. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The presentation and discussion of results used three thematic categories: the family as the first group that excludes; the school as a reproductive locus of prejudice and discrimination; the street that welcomes and increases vulnerability. The results showed that the expression of transgender identities produces negative repercussions on the sociability of travesties and transsexuals, exposing them to social vulnerability and various types of suffering.