Do transgender people get old?
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14iEspecial10p109-132Keywords:
Old Age, Gender, Transgender.Abstract
This study is aimed to understand transgender aging context in Brazil. Normal and abnormal were especially created by biological sciences. For being considered deviants, transgender people are not seen as human beings. They end up living in violent environments. Their life expectancy is low. Many of them do not believe to reach old age. They face a lot of prejudice and death threat. Those who get to what we call old age are considered survivals. This investigation was able to show satisfactorily their demands and needs. To be considered visible, they have to count on public policies to give them existence since their childhood. That way, we believe they will reach what we call old age with respect and dignity, already assured by theUniversal Human Rights.Downloads
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Antunes, P. P. S., & Mercadante, E. F. (2012). Do transgender people get old?. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 14(Especial10), 109–132. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14iEspecial10p109-132
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