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0098/2026 - HOMOSEXUALITY AND HEALTH: Reflections on gay men’s access to health services in inland cities
HOMOSSEXUALIDADE E SAÚDE: Reflexões sobre o acesso de gays aos serviços de saúde em cidades do interior

Author:

• Gleydson Felipe Duque de Paiva - Paiva, GFD - <gleydson.felipe@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6587-8900

Co-author(s):

• Romeu Gomes - Gomes, R - <romeugo@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-8091


Abstract:

This article proposes a reflection on gay men’s access to health services in small and medium sized inland cities, based on an essayistic perspective of a critical theoretical nature. Considering homosexuality as a masculinity subordinated to hegemonic masculinity, the study problematizes the social, cultural and territorial intersections that produce invisibility, silencing, and barriers to this population’s access to health services. The analysis is grounded in a literature review on masculinities, homosexuality and comprehensive health, articulated with discussions on interiority and territorial dynamics. We can observe that, although the Brazilian National Policy for Comprehensive LGBT Health represents an important advance, its implementation remains limited, especially in small and medium sized municipalities, where conservatism reinforces symbolic and institutional barriers to care. The historical centrality of HIV/AIDS focused actions is also observed, contributing to the reduction of the perceived complexity of gay men’s health demands. We conclude that access to health care is an experience marked by inequalities, stigmatization, and power relations, highlighting the need to strengthen policies and practices committed to equity and the recognition of sexual diversity.

Keywords:

Access to Health Care; Homosexuality; Inland Cities; Integral Health.

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Paiva, GFD, Gomes, R. HOMOSEXUALITY AND HEALTH: Reflections on gay men’s access to health services in inland cities. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/Apr). [Citado em 28/04/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/homosexuality-and-health-reflections-on-gay-mens-access-to-health-services-in-inland-cities/19996?id=19996



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