Construcción de la identidad de género en mujer trans mediante estudio de caso.

Abstract

Sexuality is a central aspect of the human being that is present throughout his life. It encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. In the following study it has as an important theme the gender identity as an object of study due to the changes that sexuality has had in society. Giving protagonism to transgender women being an invisible collective, taking into account identity, gender expression, individual factors and social environments, this research was approached from a case study with a qualitative methodology in feminological design, in order to give importance to subjective narratives about the experience of a transgender woman, by means of semi-structured interview and life history as techniques of information collection, with the information obtained an analysis of categories was made. Different aspects of the participant's life on the construction of their gender identity were evidenced. Aspects of self-motivation for their transformation process, the family and the acceptance of their identity as well as the importance of social environments in the construction of gender identity.