Social visibility of transgender individuals and knowledge organization systems

Abstract

Introduction: This research approaches the gender domain in the Knowledge Organization according to a sociopolitical analytical bias, in order to investigate the social uses of language in this domain, particularly in the context of the Brazilian transgender population. Objetives: It aims to verify the existence, or its viability, of a language capable of expressing effectively the specific reality of this population. Methodology: It starts from a specialized bibliographic review of the domain of gender studies and the Knowledge Organization, combined with theoretical references of sociology. Then, two fronts of documentary analysis are undertaken: the first, on the horizon of languages and recurrent classifications in the areas of health and public statistics, dominated by the binary sexual pattern. The second, based on the specific case of the Pedro II School, affirms the recognition of gender diversity, investigating the repercussions of this action on a social network. Results and conclusions:  The results point to the absence of a place of speech recognized by the mentioned groups, leaving to the Knowledge Organization the challenge of understanding the classificatory limits and, simultaneously, to contribute a continuous and emancipatory production of meanings to the gender domain.