Trabalho na experiência de travestis e mulheres trans
Resumo
In the current model of social organization, there is the dominant phenomenon called
cisheteronormativity, that is, cisgenderness and heterosexuality are conceived as
natural, correct, healthy and expected. In short, as the only ways to live and experience
gender identity and sexual orientation. Thus, the standards of gender and sexuality
that deviate from this norm are referred to processes of exclusion, discrimination and
various other oppressions, in the case of the LGBTI community (lesbians, gays,
bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals and/or transgender and intersex). This occurs,
above all, with people who are most at odds with gender norms, transvestites and trans
women, on whom the worst rates of unemployment and violence fall. Generally, this
group suffers frequent and early expulsion from the family, they are expelled directly
or indirectly from school and are constantly excluded from formal job opportunities,
factors that contribute to the social vulnerability they experience. The work here is
understood not only as a means of material survival, but also as an activity loaded with
symbolic value that is fundamental to the identity, subjective and social construction of
the subjects. The main objective of this research is to understand the representations
of transvestites and trans women about transphobia, especially in relation to work and
the search for survival. For this, with the qualitative method, semi-structured interviews
were carried out with transvestites and trans women who had professional experiences
and a bibliographic survey on this topic. Through the interviews, it was possible to
perceive that all of them have experiences with transphobia since childhood and their
professional trajectories were often related to informality, prostitution and specific
areas of the beauty market. Only one interviewee had significant experiences with
formal employability. As much as brazilian society has advanced in guaranteeing some
rights for the LGBTI+ community, transvestites and trans women are still the most
vulnerable in this group, since they face prejudice on a daily basis and are targets of
violence in different areas of social life.
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