La Inclusión de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos de la Población Transgénero en la “Política Pública de Mujer y Género del Municipio de Chiquinquirá 2019-2030”

Abstract

This article analyzes the inclusion of sexual and reproductive rights of trans people in the public policy on women and gender in the municipality of Chiquinquirá. The theoretical changes that the concept of transsexuality and transgenderism has had will be shown, as well as the Colombian legislative action regarding the protection of this population group. Although, as observed, in the absence of regulations, the Constitutional Court has acted as responsible for the development of special protection for trans people in response to the constant violation of fundamental rights that guarantee free and voluntary spaces in the public health environment. An issue that has supported the process of recognition regarding the dignity of these people, but that has not been sufficient in the face of the strengthening of gaps emanating from a binary profile within government institutions. This affects the perception of gender identity beyond the sexual and genital, forcing people to choose between being a man or a woman under penalty of being or not being treated in certain medical treatments. To carry out the above, a descriptive qualitative methodology is developed based on documentary analysis on the inclusive struggle between the sexual and reproductive rights of trans people and the design of public gender policy in the capital of western Boyacá.