Permanência de pessoas não binárias e transexuais no ensino superior: um debate sobre as políticas públicas

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the trajectories and narratives of trans* people in higher education about the challenges of permanence. Furthermore, it aimed to analyze the difficulties encountered by trans* people at university, as well as to understand which coping tools they use in the face of adversities encountered regarding their stay at university.To this end, we spoke to four trans*students (a trans woman, a trans manand two non-binary people) enrolled in higher education. The conversations were held via Google Meet, recorded and later transcribed. Conducting conversations, the methodological strategy chosen for this research, is inspired by the work of bell hooks, who understands it as a democratic act that enables partnership and mutual involvement in the process of knowledge production; Furthermore, it can encourage the production of critical thinking. The methodological strategy and epistemological choices made made it possible to analyze the trajectories and narratives of the people involved in this research who contributed to the construction of this work.The results obtained through this material , and studied in the light of narrative analysis, allowed us to construct six axes of analysis that help to understand the challenges and achievements that relate to the theme of staying at university: a) the use of the name social as a sign of recognition; b) the importance of creating bonds; c)the power of the meeting of trans* people at the university; d) the need to build assistance policies focused on the permanence of trans* students at the university; e) coping with the difficulties of staying; f) the formation of collectives as a possibility for intervention and resistance. The results indicate that the conditions of permanence are related to both socioeconomic factors and institutional dynamics strongly guided by a cisnormative logic; also point out that affirmative action, recognition and student assistance policies are essential to prevent this population from dropping out of higher education and to guarantee the rights to respect and education. Furthermore,carryingoutmobilizationsandcampaignsaboutthestrugglesoftrans*peopleat universities are significant instruments for building a space that provides conditions for welcoming, belonging and permanence. Strengthening bonds in university environments also proved to be a powerful tool for trans* people's sense of belonging, as well as contact and meetings with other people from the same group in this space.This study produces a series of reflections that can help in the mobilization and construction of retention policies aimed at trans* people in the university context. Furthermore, it highlights the existence of trans and non-binary people in this space , their challenges and struggles.