Discriminación psicosocial en la comunidad LGBTI de San José de Cúcuta.

Abstract

Social discrimination is a scourge of humanity that violates the human and constitutional rights of the LGTBI community, therefore a qualitative and cross-sectional investigation was carried out, as a case study design, in order to describe its psychological affectation in the city of Cúcuta, North of Santander. It starts from the theoretical study of discrimination, sexual orientation and identity from the Positive Psychology approach. The legal aspect, the National Constitution and other relevant laws. The results show that discrimination stems from cultural stigma, maintained by society who views diverse people with hatred and fear, but also shows that it can be mitigated with social and State support.