Therapeutic Itineraries of the Transgender in a Northeastern Brazilian City

Abstract

A qualitative research was carried out on the therapeutic itineraries followed by the trans population in the municipality of Timon - Maranhão, through individual and semistructured interviews with eight trans people (two men and six women). Data analysis was performed based on the theoretical framework of Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics. From the narratives of the research participants, three units of meaning were recognized: “the construction of the being-trans”, “the access to health of the trans population” and, also, “therapeutic (trans) formed itineraries”. The mentioned itineraries did not present formal links between the services, nor guarantee access and continuity of care.