Memories and stories: the experience of temporality in the construction of being a transvestite

Authors

  • Edmar Henrique Dairell Davi Psicologia. Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.
  • Maria Alves de Toledo Bruns Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP. E

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i3p359-385

Keywords:

Transvestites, Temporality, Aging.

Abstract

The objective of this article is to investigate how professional transvestites and former sex professionals build temporal boundaries in their life trajectories. To achieve this goal we interviewed ten transvestites aged between 24 and 62 years residing in the State of Minas Gerais-Brazil. From the analysis of the interviews we identified three categories: 1. During childhood / youth; 2. Investing in the body; 3. Stories of the Streets. The results suggest that public policies should observe how transvestites deal with generational differences and the aging in order to ensure their fundamental rights.

 

Author Biographies

Edmar Henrique Dairell Davi, Psicologia. Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia.

Professor Adjunto I na Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia. Doutor em Psicologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP. Membro Grupo de Pesquisa Sexualidadevida-USP/CNPq.

 

Maria Alves de Toledo Bruns, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP. E

Docente e pesquisadora, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, USP. Especialista em Sexualidade. Psicanalista, Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Sexualidadevida-USP/CNPq.

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Davi, E. H. D., & Bruns, M. A. de T. (2016). Memories and stories: the experience of temporality in the construction of being a transvestite. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(3), 359–385. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i3p359-385

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Papers

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