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0117/2026 - Between Silence and Listening: Care Narratives of Health Workers for Lesbian and Bisexual Women in Manaus
Entre o silêncio e a escuta: narrativas de cuidado de trabalhadoras(es) da saúde a mulheres lésbicas e bissexuais em Manaus

Author:

• Camila Freire Albuquerque - Albuquerque, CF - <camila.albuquerque@ufam.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3159-9856

Co-author(s):

• Maria Eduarda Delduque Pereira - Pereira, MED - <eduarda.delduque@ufam.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0503-7642
• Munique Therense Costa de Morais Pontes - Pontes, MTCM - <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5433-9267>
ORCID: mtpontes@uea.edu.br
• Adriane das Neves Silva - Silva, AN - <adrianeves@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-2618
• Breno de Oliveira Ferreira - Ferreira, BO - <breno@ufam.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-3911


Abstract:

Due to the persistence of inequalities and prejudices that permeate the experiences of lesbian and bisexual women, especially in the field of health, this study analyzed narratives of workers from a Family Health Unit about the care provided to these groups. This qualitative research was grounded in bisexual frameworks and lesbian-feminist epistemologies. Participant observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 health workers. The narrative analysis allowed for the construction of two core meanings based on (1) perceptions of health needs and demands and (2) technical, ethical, and moral challenges in providing care to these women. It is concluded that the realization of equitable care depends on confronting the heteronormativity that structures institutions and training practices, expanding critical training, and recognizing these workers as protagonists in the transformation of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).

Keywords:

Female homosexuality; Female bisexuality; Sexual and gender minorities; Equity in access to health services; Women’s health.

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Albuquerque, CF, Pereira, MED, Pontes, MTCM, Silva, AN, Ferreira, BO. Between Silence and Listening: Care Narratives of Health Workers for Lesbian and Bisexual Women in Manaus. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/May). [Citado em 17/09/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/between-silence-and-listening-care-narratives-of-health-workers-for-lesbian-and-bisexual-women-in-manaus/20015



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