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Black transmasculine bodies in aesthetic intersections: an interview with Leonardo Peçanha.

Leonardo Morjan Britto PeçanhaAureliano Lopes da Silva JuniorThiago Barcelos Soliva
Published in: Ciencia & saude coletiva (2023)
This opinion article consists of an interview with Leonardo Peçanha, a Black trans man, a human rights and trans people rights activist and a researcher in Collective Health. In this interview, he reflects intersectionally on the place of beauty, body changes, and physical activity in the gender transition process of trans and transmasculine men. He discusses the (im)possibilities of trans people in high-performance sports and tells us about the Mister Trans Brazil beauty pageant contest.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • endothelial cells
  • body mass index
  • risk assessment
  • climate change
  • induced pluripotent stem cells
  • health promotion
  • sleep quality