El Significado de Cuidado para la Población Trans Durante el Confinamiento por COVID-19 en Bogotá

Abstract

This work is based on the problems that are generated against the trans community in the city of Bogotá, specifically in the pandemic of 2020 by the virus COVID-19, where discrimination increased markedly; how research phenomenon care is used, from this arise three major categories that are: first, self-care, from which the subcategories of: wellbeing, physical, psychological and spiritual, second, self-care, where the subcategories of power in care, significant social networks and collectivity as a form of resistance and third and last, social/public care, where the subcategories of public policies and care from the police institution arise. The objective of this work is to understand the perception of care for the trans population, based on the laws of the governmental institutions of the city of Bogotá, during the pandemic by covid-19, this from the social constructionism and political psychology; through a qualitative analysis, by means of the application ATLAS. ti, made up of two semi-structured interviews to people belonging to the trans population, where it was evidenced that care is essential for this population, they perceive it as an issue of utmost importance since it is seen as a form of resistance, it was also evidenced that, in the pandemic increased the violence against this population and showed the lack of support from the state and that institutions such as the national police do not ensure the rights of the population.