Acesso a cuidados relativos à saúde sexual entre mulheres que fazem sexo com mulheres em São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

S291Acesso a cuidados relativos à saúde sexual entre mulheres que fazem sexo com mulheres em São Paulo, Brasil Access to sexual health care for women who have sex with women in São Paulo, Brazil

Experiências homossexuais de adolescentes: considerações para o atendimento em saúde

“…The care and treatment received by both the girls and boys interviewed by this study did not consider their sexual orientation, corroborating other studies that show that health professionals do not ask about and are often ignorant of the sexual COMUNICAÇÃO SAÚDE EDUCAÇÃO tendencies of patients, presupposing that they are heterosexual, thus representing another form of violence experienced by this group and making it difficult for its members to express their needs 32,33 . These findings signal the need for actions to improve health services in order to deliver adequate services to these adolescents and guarantee the sexual and reproductive health rights of those individuals who do not fit into the social conventions determined by heteronormativity 34 .…”

Health of sexual minorities in north-eastern Brazil: representations, behaviours and obstacles

“…Available data indicate that inequalities, violations and obstacles due to heterosexual hegemony compromise LGBT access to health care 2 . Brazilian studies in health facilities report discriminatory care, misconduct, constraints, prejudice and even verbal abuse by healthcare providers against LGBT individuals 3,4 . These negative experiences cause insecurity and impede them from looking for healthcare 5 .…”

Iniciación sexual en mujeres con prácticas homoeróticas en el eje cafetero colombiano

“…El hecho de que las mujeres estén vivenciando su primera experiencia lésbica a edades más tempranas -y que permanezca una fuerte imbricación entre homo y heterosexualidad-tiene implicaciones en la dupla sexualidad/salud; de ahí que no pueda considerarse que las necesidades de salud son distintas en mujeres heterosexuales que en mujeres con prácticas homoeróticas (Barbosa & Facchini, 2009).…”

“…Este cambio de perspectiva obedece a la desmitificación de las prácticas homosexuales femeninas como un campo libre de ITS; y al impacto de los movimientos lésbicos en la promoción de políticas públi-cas, enfocadas no sólo en los reconocimientos legales, sino también en sus demandas diferenciales en salud (Barbosa & Facchini, 2009;Facchini, 2005;Galarreta, 2005;Meinerz, 2005).…”