A ARTE IMITANDO À VIDA: análise do transgênero nas telenovelas “A Dona do Pedaço” e “Bom Sucesso”

Abstract

The telenovela is a transmission channel that can influence the population, thus being a product of great social and economic value and setting trends both in fashion and in other aspects. It became a material for academic discussions. Based on that, the objective of the work is to analyze the representation and insertion of transgender people in social media, breaking taboos and generating debate about what life is like for trans people in everyday life, based on the visibility of two trans characters from soap operas “A Dona do Pedaço ”and“ Bom Sucesso ”, highlighting how the theme is dealt with in Brazilian television drama and addressing how trans people are presented on television media. The study is bibliographic because it is based on books and periodical articles, but also qualitative because it analyzes the chapters of the soap operas. With the result of the research we were able to perceive the importance of the didactics that the telenovela represents, when it addresses themes of great social significance, as was the transgender presented in the analyzed television plots, with less stereotyped characters, interpreting the real dilemmas of trans people: reassignment surgery sex, use of the toilet at school, among others. The theme can generate reflection and curiosity, where dialogue facilitates the search for respect and equality in society, thus conquering its space in the educational, professional and family spheres.