TRANS AND COVID-19: THE CHALLENGE OF (IN)VISIBILITY AND ATTENDANCE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH DEMANDS

Abstract

In this first half of 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has reached extreme numbers of infected people around the world. Social and economic inequalities contribute to increase vulnerability, and bring greater chances for illness and mortality from COVID-19 disease, in marginalized groups, which include trans people. We can cite the following vulnerabilities faced: psychological (higher rates of depression, anxiety, anguish, ideation, suicide attempts), social (marginalization, exclusion in social policies), economic (difficulties in accessing the labor market), and physical(violence difficulties in accessing health services). The aim of this article was to explore the vulnerabilities of this group in the literature, as well as to propose inclusive aspects in interventions for trans people. It is concluded that knowledge about social, economic and psychological demands can favor the empathy of health professionals, and contribute to the improvement of interventions with trans people, thus reducing the chances of mortality due to COVID-19.