No Brasil, grande parte dos transgêneros vive em condições desfavoráveis e são invisíveis nos dados oficiais de saúde. Excluídas socialmente, travestis e mulheres transexuais encontram na prostituição a única forma de sobrevivência. Algumas vivem em situação de rua, outras nas prisões, onde as condições são favoráveis à infecção e adoecimento por tuberculose (TB). São raros os estudos que abordam os conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas sobre a TB e, aqueles realizados com grupos, apontam o desconhecimento como principal barreira no controle da doença. Método: Estudo descritivo, observacional e tipo de corte transversal realizado na cidade de São Paulo, com aplicação do questionário Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) adaptado, em indivíduos autodeclarados travestis ou mulheres transexuais (trans). As comparações entre as distribuições percentuais dos grupos foram realizadas pelo teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson ou Exato de Fisher, considerou-se nível de significância de 5 por cento (p<0,05). Resultados: Encontraram-se conceitos equivocados sobre as formas de transmissão (travestis 36,2 por cento e trans 33,3 por cento ) e de prevenção da doença, (travestis 55,2 por cento e trans 45,5 por cento ). Nas análises comparativas entre as entrevistadas com e sem antecedentes de tratamento da TB, 28,6 por cento das tratadas consideraram o tratamento caro (tratadas 28,6 por cento , não tratadas 14,6 por cento ). Observaram-se formas incorretas de transmissão (tratadas 47,6 por cento , não tratadas 34,0 por cento ) e de prevenção (tratadas 100,0 por cento , não tratadas 48,5 por cento ). Conclusão: Nas análises comparativas entre travestis e trans os conhecimentos e práticas sobre a TB mostraram-se modestos. Nas comparações entre as tratadas e não tratadas esperavam-se melhores resultados, entretanto os conceitos equivocados sobre os sintomas, formas de transmissão e de prevenção indicam falhas nas ações de educação em saúde voltadas ao controle da doença. O estudo aponta, também, para a necessidade de inclusão da categoria transgênero nos dados oficiais de saúde, o que permitirá análises aprofundadas / Background: In Brazil, most transgenders (Male to Female MtF) live in unfavorable conditions and are invisible in official health data. Socially excluded, transvestites and MtF find in the prostitution the only way to survive. Some live are homeless, others live in prisons, where the conditions are favorable to infection and get illness for tuberculosis (TB). Studies that address TB knowledge, attitudes and practices in transgender people are rare, and those conducted with other groups point to ignorance as the main barrier to disease control. Method: Descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study carried out in the city of São Paulo, using the Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) questionnaire, in self-reported transvestites or transsexual women. The comparisons between the percentages of the groups were performed using the Pearson\'s Chi-square test or the Fisher\'s exact test, a significance level of 5 per cent (p <0.05) was considered. Results: Misconceptions about the forms of transmission (transvestites 36.2 per cent and MtF 33.3 per cent ) and disease prevention were found (transvestites 55.2 per cent and MtF 45.5 per cent ). In the comparative analyzes among those interviewed with and without a history of TB treatment, 28.6 per cent of treated patients considered treatment expensive (treated 28.6 per cent , untreated 14.6 per cent ). Incorrect forms of transmission (treated 47.6 per cent , untreated 34.0 per cent ) and prevention (treated 100.0 per cent , untreated 48.5 per cent ) were observed. Conclusion: In the comparative analyzes between transvestites and MtF the knowledge, attitudes and practices about TB were modest. In the comparisons between treated and untreated of TB, better results were expected, however, the misconceptions about symptoms, forms of transmission and prevention indicated failures in health education actions aimed at disease control. The study also points to the need to include the transgender category in official health data, which will allow in-depth analysis

No Brasil, grande parte dos transgêneros vive em condições desfavoráveis e são invisíveis nos dados oficiais de saúde. Excluídas socialmente, travestis e mulheres transexuais encontram na prostituição a única forma de sobrevivência. Algumas vivem em situação de rua, outras nas prisões, onde as condições são favoráveis à infecção e adoecimento por tuberculose (TB). São raros os estudos que abordam os conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas sobre a TB e, aqueles realizados com grupos, apontam o desconhecimento como principal barreira no controle da doença. Método: Estudo descritivo, observacional e tipo de corte transversal realizado na cidade de São Paulo, com aplicação do questionário Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) adaptado, em indivíduos autodeclarados travestis ou mulheres transexuais (trans). As comparações entre as distribuições percentuais dos grupos foram realizadas pelo teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson ou Exato de Fisher, considerou-se nível de significância de 5 por cento (p<0,05). Resultados: Encontraram-se conceitos equivocados sobre as formas de transmissão (travestis 36,2 por cento e trans 33,3 por cento ) e de prevenção da doença, (travestis 55,2 por cento e trans 45,5 por cento ). Nas análises comparativas entre as entrevistadas com e sem antecedentes de tratamento da TB, 28,6 por cento das tratadas consideraram o tratamento caro (tratadas 28,6 por cento , não tratadas 14,6 por cento ). Observaram-se formas incorretas de transmissão (tratadas 47,6 por cento , não tratadas 34,0 por cento ) e de prevenção (tratadas 100,0 por cento , não tratadas 48,5 por cento ). Conclusão: Nas análises comparativas entre travestis e trans os conhecimentos e práticas sobre a TB mostraram-se modestos. Nas comparações entre as tratadas e não tratadas esperavam-se melhores resultados, entretanto os conceitos equivocados sobre os sintomas, formas de transmissão e de prevenção indicam falhas nas ações de educação em saúde voltadas ao controle da doença. O estudo aponta, também, para a necessidade de inclusão da categoria transgênero nos dados oficiais de saúde, o que permitirá análises aprofundadas / Background: In Brazil, most transgenders (Male to Female MtF) live in unfavorable conditions and are invisible in official health data. Socially excluded, transvestites and MtF find in the prostitution the only way to survive. Some live are homeless, others live in prisons, where the conditions are favorable to infection and get illness for tuberculosis (TB). Studies that address TB knowledge, attitudes and practices in transgender people are rare, and those conducted with other groups point to ignorance as the main barrier to disease control. Method: Descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study carried out in the city of São Paulo, using the Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) questionnaire, in self-reported transvestites or transsexual women. The comparisons between the percentages of the groups were performed using the Pearson\'s Chi-square test or the Fisher\'s exact test, a significance level of 5 per cent (p <0.05) was considered. Results: Misconceptions about the forms of transmission (transvestites 36.2 per cent and MtF 33.3 per cent ) and disease prevention were found (transvestites 55.2 per cent and MtF 45.5 per cent ). In the comparative analyzes among those interviewed with and without a history of TB treatment, 28.6 per cent of treated patients considered treatment expensive (treated 28.6 per cent , untreated 14.6 per cent ). Incorrect forms of transmission (treated 47.6 per cent , untreated 34.0 per cent ) and prevention (treated 100.0 per cent , untreated 48.5 per cent ) were observed. Conclusion: In the comparative analyzes between transvestites and MtF the knowledge, attitudes and practices about TB were modest. In the comparisons between treated and untreated of TB, better results were expected, however, the misconceptions about symptoms, forms of transmission and prevention indicated failures in health education actions aimed at disease control. The study also points to the need to include the transgender category in official health data, which will allow in-depth analysis

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Deviants of Great Potential analyzes the 1924 Leopold-Loeb case as a cultural narrative with important effects on the marginalization of same-sex sexuality in men throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. After Chicago teenagers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were arrested for the United States' first nationally recognized "thrill killing," the apparently motiveless murder of fourteen-year-old Robert Franks, the Leopold-Loeb case became an instant cause celebre. The popular fixation on the case continued in the decades after 1924, as journalists and behavioral scientists treated it as a precedent for understanding a certain type of crime and criminal. Meanwhile---especially after World War II---a slew of novelists, playwrights, and filmmakers offered their own interpretations.;Through the intertwining representations of the case in fiction and nonfiction, the Leopold-Loeb case became a cautionary tale about the dangers of "abnormal" sexuality in men. Narratives of the case portrayed Leopold and Loeb's sexual relationship as the sine qua non of Robert Franks's murder, and the case thereby came to represent same-sex sexuality as a threat to moral order and public safety, and to serve as a counterexample of the traits "normal" men should or should not exhibit.

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The Body Salvages is a collection of contemporary post-confessional poetry. The collection explores familial trauma, grief, sex and gender identity, puberty, dysphoria, and transition. The Body Salvages blends magical realism with memoir until easy certainties are no longer an option; the poems overgrow divisions between experience and identity, fiction and reality, past and present, world and body. Gilcrest draws inspiration from a diverse array of writers, poets, and musicians, including Sharon Olds, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Allen Ginsberg, Walt Whitman, Gabriel García Márquez, Ezra Furman, and Sandro Ortega-Riek.

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into foster parents’ perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) foster youth through a self-administered survey in an attempt to provide better care for these children. The pool of participants were varied in most areas including age, gender, ethnicity, education levels, and religiosity. However, the majority was heterosexual and had less than 2 years of experience fostering. The results showed no particular demographics, trainings, or level of experience that contribute to more or less acceptance or preparedness. This may be due to response bias, however, it is more likely due to a flawed instrument. The results show that overall attitudes followed a normal bell curve, slightly skewed in favor of more positive attitudes. This is the most important finding of the study, which shows an improvement in foster parents’ overall attitudes compared to prior research. It also showed that more parents feel comfortable fostering LGBT youth, than do not.

Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in literature on social work practice with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, with a strong focus on the LGB portion of the community. Due to the lack of literature in social work practice with the transgender population, this study was designed to assess bachelor and master levels social workers’ knowledge, attitudes and preparedness for working with the transgender community. This study is significant to the field of social work as it evaluates if students can provide comprehensive services to transgender clients. The study uses a quantitative survey design utilizing an adapted version of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Assessment Scale (LGBTAS). The data were analyzed by differentiating the two types of social work students to evaluate the differences in preparedness levels by asking about participants’ phobias, attitudes, and cultural competence. As there has been minimal literature on the social work practice with the transgender population, the implications of this study will present the support for a transgender-inclusive approach to social work practice. Study findings suggest that when compared to one another, bachelor level students feel more prepared to advocate on behalf of transgender clients than do master level students. Furthermore, master level students felt their social work programs were not providing culturally competent coursework and field placements that prepared them to work with transgender clients, while bachelor level students did feel prepared.

Counselors sometimes use counseling assessments with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) persons without understanding the experiences individuals have with those assessments. The American Counseling Association and the World Professional Association of Transgender Health identified that attention is needed with the practice of counseling assessments to ensure that helpful, ethical, and culturally sensitive services are available. The purpose of this study was to explore TGNC adults' experiences with counseling assessments. Gadamer's hermeneutics provided a framework to examine qualitative data as truth and validate the individuals' experiences with counseling assessments. Participants included 12 TGNC persons 18 years or older who had a counseling assessment provided by a mental health professional. Data were collected from questionnaires, a focus group, and individual interviews. Results from coding analysis revealed 6 themes: motivation, positive outcomes, barriers to participation, mental health professional, cultural sensitivity, and impact. Findings validated TGNC participants' experiences with counseling assessments and may be used to improve counseling assessment practices for TGNC persons.