(Cis)tema de sáude: vivência de pessoas transexuais

Despite the guarantee that health is a right of the citizen and a duty of the state, studies highlight the existence of processes of exclusion and inequality in healthcare for certain groups, such as the LGBTQIA+ population. Transgender people are also more likely to experience violence, discrimination, and prejudice than other gender identities because they deviate from the norm; therefore, they are viewed with aversion and erasure. Therefore, there is a need to create new public policies to ensure the rights of this population. The present report aims to describe the access of transgender people to public health services in the city of Petrolina, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. This is a qualitative research that uses the modality of experience report. Seventeen interviews were conducted with transgender people aged between 19 and 48 years. Most of them reported being victims of prejudice, discrimination, and marginalization in health services. In addition, they were not respected according to their chosen names and gender identities.