Evidence of GLBT in Brazilian Scientific Research: A State of the Art

Abstract

A systematic qualitative review of State of the Art type developed to know the scientific evidence which exhibits Brazilian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, and Transgender people experience. Texts included the LGBT population from 18 years of age. Inclusion criteria involved articles which investigated LGBT population experiences in diverse social institutions and time frame from 2009 to 2019. This research was conducted (February-April/2019) in four scientific databases aiming to identify texts in Portuguese. We followed the PICo protocol for elaborating the starting question, the PRISMA for eligibility, and Meta-Aggregation in Phenomenological perspective for analysis. We included fifteen articles and those found are presented in two categories of qualitative synthesis. Pathologization, stigma, and prejudice earmark LGBT relationships and institutions, reinforced by heteronormativity. However, there is a health guarantee from Transexualizer Process. This review points out low evidence about the transgender experience in social environments and portrays that institutional violence stands out in disrespect for human rights.