Access by lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites/transsexuals to the Basic Family Health Units

Objective: to understand the access of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites/transsexuals to the Basic Family Health Units. Methods: qualitative research held with 54 patients. A semi-structured interview and the free association test were used. The data were processed by the software IRaMuTeQ (R) and submitted to the technique of Content Analysis in the thematic modality. Results: six categories emerged: Silencing regarding sexual orientation and gender identity - access is facilitated as they do not reveal themselves; Invisibility and indifference to legal political references - antagonism between the paradigm thought and executed; Homophobic manifestations and effects on access - restricted use of the service; Embarrassment and distancing - removal and search for private services; Des (humanized) and unethical practices - lack of awareness, secrecy; and Stigma and access - permanence of stigmata between Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and homosexuality. Conclusion: the access to health services is limited with intolerance, constraints, exclusionary and aerial positions.