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of people is directly related to the lack of funding for the sexual reassignment and resocialization programmes, as well as for the refresher training for the specialists working with this category of people in our country. 5. The lack of awareness of physicians and population in the regions. Where should a person who feels himself/ herself transsexual turn to? Do the physicians who provide services to transsexuals in the regions have an appropriate professional level? The lack of information excludes these people from the social life, makes them invisible during the planning of HIV/STI programmes and complicates their access to medical and social services. Another important issue is distribution of information for the general public underlining that transsexual people who have undergone treatment become normal. This will contribute to the successful socialization of transsexuals and reduce the rate of crimes based on hatred to gender identity. After the Sexual Reassignment Some transsexual patients face even bigger problems after the sexual reassignment surgery than before the transformation. It is explained by their lack of specific experience to overcome obstacles related to both bodily and social, but mostly their internal, transformation. Sometimes people who underwent such surgery have some elevated expectations and believe that the sexual reassignment in itself will change their life for the better. Nevertheless, in most cases transsexuals are very happy about the operation results and all difficulties related to the lack of experience of life in a new gender are temporary and can be overcome within the first year after the surgery. Transsexuals, who changed their sex for a desired one, restore their mental balance, their gender dysphoria disappears and such a person can return to a full, active life in the society. Because a man can turn into a woman, and a woman — into a man, the see can dry up and the mountains can fall to pieces … The love alone is never yielding to the reason. Lee Yui, a Chinese writer, 1611—1679. The Carnal Prayer Mat Photo: Alex Budin, Photo-project “Different view”, Non-governmental organization “Insight” 23
As for my homosexuality, I“ve been lucky in my life. My story is among those encouraging ones. Covert homosexuals believe that they will lose all if they disclose their orientation. In my case it was the other way round: all was repaid me a thousandfold. Melissa Etheridge 1 See Glossary of Terms. 2 Brooks, V. R., Minority Stress and Lesbian Women, Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1981. 3 See Glossary of Terms. 4 DiPlacido, Joanne, “Minority Stress Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals”, in: A Consequence of Heterosexism, Homophobia, and Stigmatization, in: Herek, G. (ed.), Stigma and Sexual Orientation: Understanding Prejudice Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals, London: SAGE Publications, 1998, pp. 138—159. 24 3. Psychological Health and Counselling 3.1. Minority Stress Natalia Nagornaya, International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine Talking of homophobia and heterosexism 1 that prevail in the society one can hardly neglect the “minority stress“, which represents one of the consequences resulting from these phenomena. The term gained currency due to research conducted by Virginia Brooks among U.S. lesbians in 1981 2 . Having examined factors that cause stress, stressinducing conditions and its consequences among homosexual women, the researcher has described the phenomena under observation as minority stress, as most of the research participants have demonstrated its characteristic causes and traits. In the following years, similar studies have been conducted among gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender persons. Findings of these studies play an important role in planning and performing social work, counselling and various research projects targeting homosexual audiences. What is it — this mysterious minority stress? What role does it play in the behavioural practices in the context of HIV/AIDS? According to the original definition of the author of the term, the main cause of this condition is the attribution of the status of a backward and inferior to a certain group of people based on race, ethnic origins, disease, limited physical abilities, sociosexual preferences and so forth, which negatively affects the life and health of an individual. An individual who appears to have been attributed to the “outcast“ category has no power over the process of social labelling and unexpected obstacles and life challenges. In that sense, HIV-positive people, persons with special physical needs, homosexuals, African Ukrainians, and Gypsies as well as other categories of “different“ people may experience as perceived pressure, rights infringement and discrimination on the part of the society. Reasons of such attitude include failure to meet various socially constructed standards deeply rooted in one's culture. In the case of homosexual people the problem stems from sexism, heterosexism 3 and homophobia, deeply rooted in the society's culture. The history of these “isms“ and “phobias“ goes back to times when agriculture had been the main occupation of people and their main problem were frequent wars during the time when the patriarchal values were being established, largely sanctioned by monotheistic religions, reproductive standards, gender inequality and, eventually, a negative attitude toward those who fails to meet these requirements. Dogmas sprouted ... complex combinations of standards defined the ideals… People would increasingly divide themselves into “right“ and “wrong“ ones while forgetting that they all are human at the first place... While living in a homophobic society, the homosexual people are faced with psychological and physical violence, discrimination in all spheres of life and at various stages of realization of their orientation. They more frequently feel lonely and isolated 4 .
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