title: Cases of violence involving transvestites and transsexuals in a northeastern Brazilian city.
abstract: Objective To analyze cases of violence against transvestites and transsexuals based on their sociodemographic profile. Method Cross-sectional, descriptive research performed in Cajazeiras / Paraíba, consisting of 16 transvestites and transsexuals. Data collection took place in April 2014 and was analyzed descriptively. Results The typology of violence that victimized transvestites and transsexuals were: verbal (91.96%), psychological (58.33%) and physical (33.33%), often between 24 hours and six months preceding the survey. Regarding the spatiality: the street, school and health services were all scenarios of aggression. With respect to the offending agent, the findings point towards neighbors, family members and health professionals. All forms of violence happened between agents and spaces of aggression. Conclusions Violence among this population, silence around the situations of abuse became more pronounced as did its invisibility in the social and institutional context, reflecting the inhibition of human rights and concealment of reality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Glauber Weder Dos Santos
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade Santa Maria, Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emanoel Fhilipe Leite
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Romeika Carla Ferreira de
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sena
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Izabella Bezerra de Lima
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maura Vanessa Silva
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sobreira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D012574:Schools; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology; D014190:Transvestism / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult