Banca de DEFESA: HELMA ARETUZA RAMOS RODRIGUES

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STUDENT : HELMA ARETUZA RAMOS RODRIGUES
DATE: 25/03/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Laboratório de Psicologia
TITLE:

Phenomenological understandings of being a mother of transgenderpeople.

 

KEY WORDS:

Gender; Motherhood; Gender transition; Hermeneutic phenomenological research.

PAGES: 140
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

Gender transition, although not a recent phenomenon, is still considered a taboo. In Brazil, the percentage of
transgender people corresponds to 2% of the population, equivalent to approximately three million individuals. It
is a complex phenomenon, with implications not only for those who do not identify with the gender assigned to
them at birth, but also for close family members, especially mothers. However, it remains a phenomenon that
has been little studied, as well as its impacts on the family. In this sense, examining these experiences means
addressing an existing gap. The present research is grounded in the hermeneutic phenomenological
perspective and aims to understand the meanings of being the mother of a transgender child. The research
instrument used was the narrative interview, conducted with three mothers whose children identify as
transgender, in addition to the affective diary, an instrument used to record the researcher’s affects and
perceptions arising from the encounters with the participants. The analysis was carried out in light of the
heideggerian hermeneutic circle, adapted for research in Psychology. Based on the research findings, we
observed how the binary conception of gender present in our historical horizon directly influences the ways in
which motherhood is experienced. The mothers who participated in this study needed to break with sedimented
meanings of the world that had previously guided their ways of being mothers, in order to open themselves to
the existence of their children as transitory beings. Along this path, which we call a crossing, many affects were
unveiled, such as the experience of anguish, loneliness, and guilt.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ALEXANDRE TRZAN-ÁVILA
Presidente - 1879584 - ANA KARINA SILVA AZEVEDO
Externa ao Programa - 6350812 - SYMONE FERNANDES DE MELO - null