A bioética e a prevenção da Aids para travestis

The objective of this work is to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention strategies, targeting the transvestite community from the Bioethics Intervention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (DUBDH). The high rate of HIV infections and AIDS cases within the transgender community, is evidence of the seriousness of the epidemic among this population, and therefore demands prevention strategies of government policies to mitigate the impacts of this phenomenon. This paper discusses the fact that people experience their bodies, sexuality and gender in different ways, challenging the perception and definition of what is "natural" and reflecting their human rights in public policies. Additionally, the work shows that violations of rights result in the expectation of death and the risk of falling ill due to AIDS and compose the subjective experiences, using arguments of the causal links between social dynamics and the high risk for HIV among transgender people. From the history of national policies related to the transgender individual and from experiences and encounters of prevention programs, it is stated the necessity that the specifics of transgender individuals are considered in the design, planning and implementation of HIV-aids prevention policies on health so that the principles of equity, social justice, and respect for human dignity are respected.