Two years of innovative dermatological care: the first public health consultation service for the transgender and gender diverse community in Argentina.

BACKGROUND: The LGBTQI + community encounters distinct healthcare challenges due to discrimination and inadequate understanding of their needs. Dermatologists play a crucial role in addressing this by fostering inclusiveness, recognizing individual concerns, and adopting tailored approaches, thereby promoting a more equitable healthcare system. OBJECTIVE: To address the need for an inclusive healthcare space, the authors established the first dermatological practice exclusively for transgender and non-binary patients. This article presents a comprehensive two-year experience in a public hospital. METHODS: The authors conducted a retrospective and descriptive study, analyzing the medical records of 114 patients evaluated at a specialized dermatological practice between June 2021 and May 2023. Key variables assessed included self-identified gender, age, residence, access to private healthcare, human immunodeficiency virus status, hormonal treatment, surgical interventions, consultation motives, employment stability, and family support during gender expression transition. RESULTS: The present study included 114 patients, 49.1% trans men, 39.5% trans women, and 8.8% non-binary individuals. Trans men, on average younger than trans women (p < 0.001), predominantly sought care for body modification-related concerns, particularly acne and androgenetic alopecia. In contrast, trans women exhibited a more diverse range of consultation motives typically unrelated to hormonal or surgical procedures. STUDY LIMITATIONS: This study is retrospective and limited in geographic scope. Additionally, the patient population lacked diversity in terms of Black ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS: The pioneering dermatological practice for transgender and non-binary patients exemplifies healthcare equity and cultural competence. Effective LGBTQI + healthcare requires addressing unique dermatological concerns while fostering inclusiveness and continuous learning within the medical community.

[Evaluation of bone health in transgender people. Position of the Argentine Osteoporosis Society]. / Valoración de la densidad mineral ósea en personas transgénero. Posicionamiento de la Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis.

The Argentine Osteoporosis Society convened renowned specialists in the care of transgender people to prepare the first local position on the evaluation of bone health in this population. Law 26.743 on "Gender Identity" recognize all identities and guarantees free care throughout the health system. The impact of different gender affirmation treatments on bone mass has been topic of international debate. To date the evidence remains limited and different societies have issued suggestions and recommendations. For this reason, we believe it is relevant to mention our experience, capturing through this document a series of suggestions to be used in medical care.

La Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis convocó a especialistas reconocidos en la atención de personas transgénero para la elaboración del primer posicionamiento local sobre la evaluación de la salud ósea en esta población. La ley 26.743 de "Identidad de género" reconoce todas las identidades y garantiza su atención de manera gratuita en el sistema de salud. El impacto de los diferentes tratamientos de afirmación de género sobre la masa ósea ha sido tópico de debate internacional. Hasta la fecha la evidencia sigue siendo limitada y diferentes sociedades han emitido sugerencias y recomendaciones. Por tal motivo, creemos relevante mencionar nuestra experiencia plasmando mediante este documento una serie de sugerencias para ser utilizadas en la atención médica.

Interaction among health workers and trans men: Findings from a qualitative study in Chile.

PURPOSE: To explore trans men's access and use of healthcare services in Chile, based on the experiences of the trans men themselves, as well as of healthcare professionals. METHODS: A qualitative study with an ethnographic approach was carried out with 30 participants: 14 trans men and 16 healthcare professionals. Semi-structured one-on-one interviews with open-ended questions were used to collect the data. A thematic analysis was carried out with the NVivo Software. RESULTS: Three main themes were identified: (1) failures in the recognition of trans identity, (2) challenges with patient-centered care, and (3) use of other ("non-trans") health services. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that not all transition processes are the same, individuals seek different ways; therefore, it is necessary to consider different body types and identities when planning programs and care for men in transition. Moreover, the accompaniment provided during the gender transition process should contemplate emotional and mental support. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The study outlines the need for all healthcare professionals to have training and knowledge about the transgender population, regardless of whether they are part of the teams supporting gender transition processes. The role of nurses and the contributions that can be made from nursing discipline in this research field are fundamental.

Valoración de la densidad mineral ósea en personas transgénero posicionamiento de la Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis / Evaluation of bone health in transgender people. Position of the Argentine Osteoporosis Society

Resumen La Sociedad Argentina de Osteoporosis convocó a especialistas reconocidos en la atención de personas transgénero para la elaboración del primer posiciona miento local sobre la evaluación de la salud ósea en esta población. La ley 26.743 de "Identidad de género" reco noce todas las identidades y garantiza su atención de manera gratuita en el sistema de salud. El impacto de los diferentes tratamientos de afirmación de género sobre la masa ósea ha sido tópico de debate internacional. Hasta la fecha la evidencia sigue siendo limitada y diferentes sociedades han emitido sugerencias y recomendaciones. Por tal motivo, creemos relevante mencionar nuestra experiencia plasmando mediante este documento una serie de sugerencias para ser utilizadas en la atención médica.

Abstract The Argentine Osteoporosis Society convened renowned specialists in the care of transgender people to prepare the first local position on the evaluation of bone health in this population. Law 26.743 on "Gender Identity" recognize all identities and guarantees free care throughout the health system. The impact of different gender affirmation treatments on bone mass has been topic of international debate. To date the evidence remains limited and different societies have issued suggestions and recommendations. For this reason, we believe it is relevant to mention our experience, capturing through this document a series of suggestions to be used in medical care.

Transmasculinidades plurais: vantagens e exigências sociais da masculinidade nas narrativas de homens trans / Transmasculinidades plurales: ventajas y demandas sociales de la masculinidad en las narrativas de los hombres trans / Plural transmasculinities: advantages and social demands of masculinity in the narratives of trans men

Resumo: Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender os processos de aquisição e distribuição de vantagens e exigências sociais da masculinidade conferidos aos homens trans após adquirirem a passabilidade, circunscritas pela interseccionalidade. Quinze homens trans entre 20 e 41 anos de quatro estados brasileiros, em processo de hormonização com ou sem intervenções cirúrgicas, participaram de entrevistas individuais semiestruturadas realizadas na modalidade online. As narrativas foram transcritas e submetidas à Análise Temática Reflexiva. Os três temas analíticos elaborados denotam que o reconhecimento visual binário da masculinidade é suficiente para que sujeitos transmasculinos sejam contemplados com a possibilidade de receberem certas benesses e vantagens sociais destinados aos homens como um grupo, contudo, destaca-se a heteronormatividade e a raça como os principais requisitos de acesso ou negação de tais privilégios. Do mesmo modo, constatou-se a intensificação das exigências sociais acerca do que se espera de um homem e o respeito aos limites normativos da masculinidade.

Resumen: Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comprender los procesos de adquisición y distribución de ventajas y demandas sociales de masculinidad conferidas a los hombres trans después de adquirir el passing, circunscritas por la interseccionalidad. Quince hombres trans de entre 20 y 41 años de cuatro estados brasileños, en tratamiento hormonal con o sin intervenciones quirúrgicas, participaron de entrevistas individuales semiestructuradas realizadas en línea. Las narrativas fueron transcritas y sometidas a Análisis Temático Reflexivo. Los tres temas analíticos elaborados denotan que el reconocimiento visual binario de la masculinidad es suficiente para que los sujetos transmasculinos sean contemplados con la posibilidad de recibir ciertos beneficios y ventajas sociales destinados a los hombres como grupo; sin embargo, la heteronormatividad y la raza destacan como los principales requisitos de acceso o denegación de tales privilegios. Asimismo, hubo una intensificación de las demandas sociales respecto de lo que se espera de un hombre y el respeto a los límites normativos de la masculinidad.

Abstract: This study aimed to understand the processes of acquisition and distribution of social advantages and demands of masculinity granted to trans men after acquiring the passing, circumscribed by intersectionality. Fifteen trans men between 20 to 41 years old from four Brazilian states, undergoing hormone replacement therapy with or without surgical interventions, participated in individual semi-structured interviews conducted online. The narratives were transcribed and submitted to Reflexive Thematic Analysis. The three analytical themes developed indicate that the binary visual recognition of masculinity is enough for transmasculine subjects to be considered eligible of receiving certain social benefits and advantages intended for men as a group. However, heteronormativity and race stand out as the main requirements for accessing or denying such privileges. Likewise, there was an intensification of social demands regarding what is expected of a man and respect for the normative limits of masculinity.

Percepções e expectativas de homens trans acerca dos relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais pós-transição / Trans men's perceptions and expectations of post-transition affective-sexual relationships / Percepciones y expectativas de los hombres trans sobre las relaciones afectivo-sexuales después de la transición

As identidades transmasculinas ganharam visibilidade social e acadêmica no Brasil a partir de 2010, contudo, as questões subjetivas dos homens trans ainda são pouco debatidas, em particular temas associados aos relacionamentos afetivos na experiência desses sujeitos. Este estudo qualitativo tem por objetivo identificar as percepções e expectativas dos homens trans acerca dos relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais no cenário pós-transição de gênero. Participaram da pesquisa 15 homens transexuais hormonizados, com idades entre 20 e 41 anos. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada nas modalidades presencial e on-line. Empregou-se análise temática reflexiva, que resultou em dois temas analíticos. Os resultados apontam que os homens trans, ao contrário de suas expectativas iniciais, percebem que tiveram menos oportunidades de relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais depois de sua transição de gênero. Os participantes atribuem essa dificuldade especialmente ao fato de não terem se submetido à cirurgia de redesignação sexual. O desconforto é acentuado por sua materialidade corpórea divergente da cisnormatividade, sistema regulador que associa pessoas pertencentes ao gênero masculino à presença de um pênis. Outra fonte de desconforto é o repúdio social, que alimenta a abjeção, exotização e fetichização dos corpos transmasculinos. Também são descritas as especificidades do relacionamento dos homens trans com mulheres cisgênero, heterossexuais e lésbicas. Os resultados evidenciam que a fixação persistente no genital, como referente e signo determinante do gênero e da sexualidade, modula e regula a busca e o encontro de parceira(o) íntima(o).(AU)

Transmasculine identities have gained social and academic visibility in Brazil since 2010, but subjective issues, especially those associated with affective relationships, are still little discussed. This qualitative study sought to identify trans men's perceptions and expectations regarding post-transition affective-sexual relationships. A total of 15 transsexual men undergoing hormone therapy, aged between 20 and 41 years, participated in the research. Data were collected by means of in-person and online semi-structured interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, which resulted in two analytical themes. Results show that trans men, differently from their initial expectations, perceive fewer opportunities for affective-sexual relationships after their gender transition. The participants attribute this difficulty, especially, to the fact that they have not undergone sexual reassignment surgery. Discomfort isaccentuated by their bodily materiality diverging from cisnormativity, the regulatory system that associates people belonging to the male gender with the presence of a penis. Another source of discomfort is the social repudiation, which reinforces the abjection, exoticization, and fetishization of transmasculine bodies. The specifics of trans men's relationships with cisgender, heterosexual, and lesbian women are also described. The results show that the persistent fixation on the genital, as a referent and determinant sign of gender and sexuality, modulates and regulates the search for and encounter of intimate partners.(AU)

Las identidades transmasculinas han ganado visibilidad social y académica en Brasil desde 2010, sin embargo, las cuestiones subjetivas de los hombres trans son aún poco discutidas, en particular las cuestiones asociadas a las relaciones afectivas en la experiencia de estos sujetos. Este estudio cualitativo tiene como objetivo identificar las percepciones y expectativas de los hombres trans sobre las relaciones afectivo-sexuales después de la transición de género. Participaron en la investigación 15 hombres transexuales hormonados, de edades comprendidas entre los 20 y los 41 años. La recopilación de datos se realizó mediante una entrevista semiestructurada en las modalidades presencial y en línea. Se realizó un análisis temático reflexivo, que dio como resultado dos temas analíticos. Los resultados muestran que los hombres trans, al contrario de sus expectativas iniciales, perciben que han tenido menos oportunidades de relaciones afectivo-sexuales después de su transición de género. Los participantes atribuyen esta dificultad especialmente al hecho de no haberse sometido a cirugía de reasignación sexual. La incomodidad se acentúa por su materialidad corpórea divergente de la cisnormatividad, un sistema normativo según el cual las personas pertenecientes al género masculino deben tener pene. Otra fuente de malestar es el repudio social, que alimenta la abyección, la exotización y la fetichización de los cuerpos transmasculinos. También se describen las especificidades de las relaciones de los hombres trans con las mujeres heterosexuales, cisgénero y lesbianas. Los resultados muestran que la persistente fijación en los genitales, como referente y signo determinante del género y la sexualidad, modula y regula la búsqueda y el encuentro de parejas íntimas.(AU)

Masculinidades em construção, corpos em (re)construção: desejos, contradições e ambiguidades de homens trans no processo transexualizador / Masculinities under construction, bodies under (re)construction: trans men's desires, contradictions, and ambiguities in the transexualizing process

Resumo O artigo traz os resultados de uma pesquisa sobre as estratégias, expectativas e desejos de 28 homens transexuais na construção das suas masculinidades e reconstrução de seus corpos por meio da hormonização cruzada. A pesquisa qualitativa foi realizada em um ambulatório do processo transexualizador de um município da região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. Para a construção dos dados, foram utilizadas a entrevista semiestruturada e a observação participante, empreendidas entre os meses de novembro de 2019 e janeiro de 2020. A análise de conteúdo orientou a análise das falas, das quais emergiram as categorias que foram discutidas à luz dos conceitos de gênero, transexualidade e masculinidades, além de referências de estudos sobre raça/cor em suas articulações com a saúde. Os dados revelaram desejos, contradições e ambiguidades no que diz respeito à construção da masculinidade e à (re)construção de corpos mais adequados a ela; evidenciaram o desejo pelo padrão corporal de masculinidade que seria conquistado por meio da hormonização e de cirurgias, e a cor negra surgiu como uma importante marca de desigualdade. Concluímos que, mesmo refutando muitos traços do modelo de masculinidade, esses homens desejam adentrar esse mundo e confundir-se na multidão como homens, vivenciando a masculinidade mais plena.

Abstract This paper presents the research results on the strategies, expectations, and desires of 28 transsexual men in building their masculinities and reconstructing their bodies through cross-hormonization. The qualitative research was carried out in an outpatient clinic of the transsexualization process in a city in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. We employed semi-structured interviews and participant observation from November 2019 to January 2020 to collect data. Content analysis guided the analysis of the statements from which the discussed categories emerged. The categories were discussed in the light of the concepts of gender, transsexuality, and masculinity, besides references from studies on ethnicity/skin color in their articulations with health. The data revealed desires, contradictions, and ambiguities regarding the construction of masculinity and the (re)construction of bodies more suited to it. They also evidenced the desire for the male bodily standard achieved through hormonization and surgeries, and black skin color emerged as a critical inequality mark. We concluded that, while refuting many male model features, these men want to enter this world and blend in with the crowd as men, thus experiencing fuller masculinity.

Evaluación de la reserva ovárica en varones trans durante el tratamiento hormonal de reafirmación / Assessment of ovarian reserve during gender affirmation hormone therapy in trans men

Resumen Varón trans es aquella persona de sexo biológico femenino con identidad de género masculina que puede optar por recibir una terapia hormonal de reafirmación con testosterona. Hasta el momento, los efectos de este tratamiento sobre la reproducción son poco claros. Se evaluaron los niveles de hormona antimülleriana en varones trans durante el tratamiento con testosterona a corto plazo. Se realizó un estudio prospectivo en 16 individuos que cumplían los requisitos para ser incluidos. Se midieron los niveles de gonadotrofinas, estradiol, testosterona y hormona antimülleriana en fase folicular temprana, previo al inicio deltratamiento hormonal de reafirmación (basal), mediante un método quimioluminiscente, y luego de 6 a 12 meses de tratamiento se determinaron los niveles de testosterona y hormona antimülleriana (control). La mediana de edad fue 22.5 años. Se obtuvieron niveles de testosterona y hormona antimülleriana basales de 0.58 ng/ml y 2.89 ng/ml respectivamente, valores dentro del rango correspondiente a mujeres biológicas. Todos los individuos, al momento del control semestral o anual del tratamiento hormonal, lograron alcanzar niveles de testosterona dentro del rango de referencia poblacional masculino (3-9 ng/ml). Sin embargo, no se observaron diferencias significativas (p 0.7630) en los niveles de hormona antimülleriana basales y luego de 6 a 12 meses de iniciado el tratamiento con testosterona. Nuestro estudio reveló que, a pesar de la alta variabilidad biológica de la hormona antimülleriana, no se observaron cambios significativos en sus niveles durante el tratamiento hormonal de reafirmación en varones trans.

Abstract Trans man is a biological female person with male gender identity, who can choose to receive a gender-affirming hormone treatment with testosterone. So far, the effects of this treatment on reproduction are unclear. Anti-müllerian hormone levels were evaluated in trans men during short-term testosterone treatment. A prospective study was conducted on 16 individuals who met the requirements to be included. The levels of gonadotrophins, estradiol, testosterone and antimüllerian hormone in the early follicular phase were measured prior to the start of the hormonal firming treatment, by means of a chemiluminescent method. The testosterone and antimüllerian hormone levels were determinedafter 6 to 12 months of treatment. The median age was 22.5 years.Basal testos terone and antimüllerian hormone levels of 0.58 ng/ml and 2.89 ng/ml respectively were obtained, values within the range corresponding to biological women. By the time of the semi-annual or annual control of the hormonal firming treatment, all the individuals managed to reach testosterone levels within the reference range of the male population (3-9 ng/ml). However, no significant differences were observed in antimüllerian hormone levels(p0.7630) before and after 6 to 12 months of starting treatment with testosterone. Our study revealed that, despite the high biological variability of the antimüllerian hormone, no significant changes in its levels were observed during the firming hormone treatment in trans men.

[Assessment of ovarian reserve during gender affirmation hormone therapy in trans men]. / Evaluación de la reserva ovárica en varones trans durante el tratamiento hormonal de reafirmación.

Trans man is a biological female person with male gender identity, who can choose to receive a genderaffirming hormone treatment with testosterone. So far, the effects of this treatment on reproduction are unclear. Anti-müllerian hormone levels were evaluated in trans men during short-term testosterone treatment. A prospective study was conducted on 16 individuals who met the requirements to be included. The levels of gonadotrophins, estradiol, testosterone and antimüllerian hormone in the early follicular phase were measured prior to the start of the hormonal firming treatment, by means of a chemiluminescent method. The testosterone and antimüllerian hormone levels were determinedafter 6 to 12 months of treatment. The median age was 22.5 years.Basal testosterone and antimüllerian hormone levels of 0.58 ng/ml and 2.89 ng/ml respectively were obtained, values within the range corresponding to biological women. By the time of the semi-ünnual or annual control of the hormonal firming treatment, all the individuals managed to reach testosterone levels within the reference range of the male population (3-9 ng/ml). However, no significant differences were observed in antimüllerian hormone levels(p 0.7630) before and after 6 to 12 months of starting treatment with testosterone. Our study revealed that, despite the high biological variability of the antimüllerian hormone, no significant changes in its levels were observed during the firming hormone treatment in trans men.

Varón trans es aquella persona de sexo biológico femenino con identidad de género masculina que puede optar por recibir una terapia hormonal de reafirmación con testosterona. Hasta el momento, los efectos de este tratamiento sobre la reproducción son poco claros. Se evaluaron los niveles de hormona antimülleriana en varones trans durante el tratamiento con testosterona a corto plazo. Se realizó un estudio prospectivo en 16 individuos que cumplían los requisitos para ser incluidos. Se midieron los niveles de gonadotrofinas, estradiol, testosterona y hormona antimülleriana en fase folicular temprana, previo al inicio deltratamiento hormonal de reafirmación (basal), mediante un método quimioluminiscente, y luego de 6 a 12 meses de tratamiento se determinaron los niveles de testosterona y hormona antimülleriana (control). La mediana de edad fue 22.5 años. Se obtuvieron niveles de testosterona y hormona antimülleriana basales de 0.58 ng/ml y 2.89 ng/ml respectivamente, valores dentro del rango correspondiente a mujeres biológicas. Todos los individuos, al momento del control semestral o anual del tratamiento hormonal, lograron alcanzar niveles de testosterona dentro del rango de referencia poblacional masculino (3-9 ng/ml). Sin embargo, no se observaron diferencias significativas (p 0.7630) en los niveles de hormona antimülleriana basales y luego de 6 a 12 meses de iniciado el tratamiento con testosterona. Nuestro estudio reveló que, a pesar de la alta variabilidad biológica de la hormona antimülleriana, no se observaron cambios significativos en sus niveles durante el tratamiento hormonal de reafirmación en varones trans.

Administering gender: Trans men's sexual and reproductive challenges in Argentina.

BACKGROUND: There is dearth of experiential information about transgender men's sexual and reproductive rights needs and challenges in Argentina, a country that passed the first, and then most comprehensive, Gender Identity Law. Local rules, and administrative, social service, and medical policies fail to meet the transformative scope of the law, thus, creating a tension between trans identity recognition, and medical services. AIMS: This study aimed to illustrate Argentinean trans men's challenges with the medical and healthcare system, when seeking to become pregnant, in prenatal care, or when needing an abortion. METHODS: This study sought to counter exploitative research engagement on potentially vulnerable populations. It did so through examining newspaper coverage of trans men's self-representation. Following online media searches, the authors identified three trans men's public narratives about accessing medical services. The authors utilized thematic analysis to develop themes based on the men's accounts of experiences related to administrative violence. RESULTS: Themes developed focused on (mis)gendering by medical staff, either inadvertently or intentionally, as well as the layers of institutional violence lived by the trans men vis a vis the laws and public policies already in place. DISCUSSION: The paper closes by discussing implications for clinical services. It seeks to question implementations that center cisgender experiences, in order to take into account other identities, bodies and experiences.

Itinerários terapêuticos de homens trans em transição de gênero / Itinerarios terapéuticos de hombres trans en transición de género / Therapeutic itineraries of trans men in gender transition

Resumo Este artigo busca compreender os itinerários terapêuticos de homens trans, analisando as relações com os sistemas formais e informais em saúde. Entende-se por itinerário as trajetórias, estratégias e recursos dessa população em busca de cuidados com a saúde e de possíveis mudanças corporais. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, sob perspectiva analítico-institucional, realizada através de entrevistas semiestruturadas com quatro homens trans em processo de transição de gênero. Para análise dos resultados foram construídas três linhas de análise. Na primeira, foram abordadas as primeiras experiências vivenciadas pelos participantes, que vão desde o seu autorreconhecimento, até a busca por informações sobre a transexualidade através de redes sociais, a automedicação e uso de próteses. Na segunda linha, abordam-se os caminhos percorridos e suas relações com os sistemas de saúde. Por fim, o estigma é analisado como um atravessamento das ações dos serviços ofertados. A pesquisa busca dar subsídios para políticas nesta área.

Resumen Este artículo busca comprender los itinerarios terapéuticos de los hombres trans, analizando las relaciones con los sistemas de salud formales e informales. Se entiende por itinerario las trayectorias, estrategias y recursos de esta población en busca de atención médica y posibles cambios corporales. Se trata de una investigación cualitativa, desde una perspectiva analítico-institucional, realizada a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas con cuatro hombres trans en proceso de transición de género. Para analizar los resultados se construyeron tres líneas de análisis. En la primera, se abordaron las primeras experiencias de los participantes, que van desde el autorreconocimiento hasta la búsqueda de información sobre transexualidad a través de las redes sociales, la automedicación y el uso de prótesis. La segunda línea aborda los caminos tomados y sus relaciones con los sistemas de salud. Finalmente, se analiza el estigma como cruce de las acciones de los servicios ofrecidos. La investigación busca presentar subsidios para las políticas en esta área.

Abstract This article aims to understand the therapeutic itineraries of trans men, analyzing the relationship with formal and informal health systems. An itinerary is understood as the trajectories, strategies, and resources of this population in search of health care and possible bodily changes. This is qualitative research, from an analytical-institutional perspective, carried out through semi-structured interviews with four trans men in a process of gender transition. To analyze the results, three lines of analysis were constructed. In the first line, the first experiences lived by trans men were approached, ranging from self-recognition to the search for information about transsexuality through social networks, self-medication, and the use of prostheses. The second line addresses the paths taken and their relationship with health systems. Finally, stigma is analyzed as crossing the actions of the services offered. The research seeks to provide subsidies for policies in this area.

"Acá yo soy un pibe normal" - Narrativas sobre la espera y el acceso a derechos entre varones trans en Argentina / "Aqui eu sou um cara normal" - narrativas sobre a espera e o acesso a direitos entre homens trans na Argentina / "I'm a normal guy here" - narratives about waiting and access to rights between trans men in Argentina

Resumen Este artículo interpreta narrativas de varones trans acerca del acceso al acompañamiento médico especializado, y de la búsqueda de rectificación de registros civiles en Argentina; obtenidas a partir de una investigación realizada entre 2017 y 2018. Partiendo de una breve contextualización del escenario argentino, en términos de los derechos trans después la aprobación y regulación de la Ley de Identidad de Género, se presenta parte del material de campo producido a partir de entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas a varones trans, argentinos y brasileños, que viven en Argentina. El texto busca traer elementos empíricos para dar continuidad a las reflexiones que he realizado acerca de la espera como una categoría analítica fundamental para interpretar las experiencias trans en la actualidad.

Resumo Neste trabalho, interpreto narrativas de homens trans a respeito do acesso ao acompanhamento médico especializado e da busca pela retificação de registros civis na Argentina, a partir de uma pesquisa realizada entre 2017 e 2018. A partir de uma breve contextualização do cenário argentino em termos dos direitos trans após a aprovação e regulamentação da Lei de Identidade de Gênero, apresento parte do material de campo produzido a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas junto a homens trans argentinos e também brasileiros que vivem na Argentina. O texto busca trazer elementos empíricos para dar continuidade a reflexões que tenho levantado a respeito da espera como uma categoria analítica fundamental para interpretar as experiências trans, na atualidade.

Abstract In this work, I interpret narratives of trans men about access to specialized medical attention and the search for rectification of civil documents in Argentina, based on an investigation conducted between 2017 and 2018. From a brief contextualization of the Argentine scenario in terms of trans rights after the approval and regulation of the Gender Identity Law, I present part of the field material produced from semi-structured interviews conducted with Argentinean and Brazilian men living in Argentina. The text seeks to bring empirical elements to give continuity to the reflections that I have raised regarding waiting as a fundamental analytical category to interpret trans experiences, nowadays.

Trans-Specific Health Care: Challenges in the Context of New Policies for Transgender People.

This study aims to understand transgender people's access to the Brazilian public health care system in light of the new public policies for this group in Brazil. Our ethnographic study involved interviews with transgender women at a nongovernmental organization and a direct participant-observation study conducted 2 years later to observe how a new specialized service was providing health care for transgender people. Transgender people reported difficult personal life trajectories, marked by discrimination and binary standards, in their struggle to become recognized as women/men. At the specialized service, gender norms and stereotyping were observed being put into operation by untrained service providers. This dominance of pathologizing models ended up not decreasing transgender patients' access to unsafe care outside of the public sector. The promotion and protection of the right to health thus depends on cultural changes. This may well include changes in technical-scientific discourse regarding the transgender experience to account for the depathologization and gender fluidity recognition.