Banca de DEFESA: MARIA LUIZA DE SOUSA BELEM

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STUDENT : MARIA LUIZA DE SOUSA BELEM
DATE: 29/05/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Laboratório de Psicologia
TITLE:

EnvolVIDAS: women-mothers and narratives of love during their children’s gender transition.

KEY WORDS:

Motherhood; Trans people; Gender transition; Love.

PAGES: 130
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUBÁREA: Psicologia Social
SUMMARY:

This dissertation is the result of my experience as a lesbian daughter who, toward the end of
her psychology degree, participated in a group setting at a trans clinic in Natal, Rio Grande do
Norte, composed of mothers of transgender people. Based on this experience, I ask myself:
“What is the experience of mothers of trans people during the gender transition process?” and
with the aim of co-constructing narratives with mothers about their experiences of their trans
children’s transition process, i propose to combine narrative research, group discussions, and
interviews at the UFRN Trans Clinic with the perspectives of mothers of trans people on
gender transition. The (co)constructed narratives point to the following topics: the perception
of social pressures from their children and society directed at mothers; the doubts, guilt, and
questions regarding their motherhood; the role they play as mediators between their children
and other family members; contact with gender transition fostering a new encounter with their
own sexualities and political mobilization around their affections in defense of their children’s
lives. Love emerged in this context as the primary engine of transformation. In the articulation
of new forms of care, love emerged as a social phenomenon and a political act that drives
political-affective mobilization. The study shows that these women, as they accompany their

children’s transition, also undergo their own transition processes, which highlights the
importance of public policies aimed at building collective care networks for transgender
people and their families.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - RAFAELA VASCONCELOS FREITAS - UFRGS
Externo à Instituição - ARTHUR LEONARDO COSTA NOVO - UFRN
Interna - 2086520 - CANDIDA MARIA BEZERRA DANTAS