Introduction:

discrimination against the transgender population has taken. The disparities us care in attention to health, causing one impact in this segment from the population.

Objective:

to analyze the performance of primary care health professionals regarding health care practices health developed for the transgender population.

Methods:

this is in one search descriptive with approach qualitative, carried out in Family Health Units belonging to the Health Strategy of Family (ESF) at the County in Victory, Spirit Holy.

Results:

it was observed that participants had little or no knowledge about the applicability of public health policies for transgender people, highlighting the lack of preparation of health professionals, the pathologization of the transgender experience and, mainly, the lack of acceptance.

Conclusion:

there are numerous barriers in the production of health care for the LGBTQIA+ population that involve different dimensions, which permeate the entire training and management of care and health care in the context of Primary Care.

        · resumo em Português     · texto em Português | Inglês     · Português ( pdf ) | Inglês ( pdf )