Political action in the health of transgender people in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

This article describes the political action repertoire mobilized in the construction of public health policy for trans persons in the Manaus, capital city of the state of Amazonas, in northern Brazil. It is based on ethnographic research combining participant observation in the multiple sites where...

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Published inCiência & saude coletiva Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors das Neves, Andre Luiz Machado, Sivori, Horacio Federico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO 01.01.2024
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Mediation
Medical policy
Public health
Transgender people
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Summary:This article describes the political action repertoire mobilized in the construction of public health policy for trans persons in the Manaus, capital city of the state of Amazonas, in northern Brazil. It is based on ethnographic research combining participant observation in the multiple sites where these policies are constructed and interviews with members of two transgender rights organizations in Manaus, between January 2016 and July 2018. Four modes of political action were reconstructed, as ideal types, named after native categories: those of confrontation, others of "articulation", the ones seeking visibility and others collaboration. Each mode has the local society as public and agents of the municipal and state Judiciary, Legislative and Executive bodies sometimes as adversaries, sometimes as allies.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232024291.00642023EN