"There’s Still Time to be Happy”: The Life Trajectories of Portuguese Transgender Women Who Transitioned at 50+ Years

Carvalho, R.; Tavares, J.; Casado, T.; Sousa, L.; Guerra, S.

dc.contributor.author	Carvalho, R.
dc.contributor.author	Tavares, J.
dc.contributor.author	Casado, T.
dc.contributor.author	Sousa, L.
dc.contributor.author	Guerra, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-23T07:52:30Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-23T07:52:30Z
dc.identifier.citation	Carvalho, R., Tavares, J., Casado, T., Sousa, L., i Guerra, S. (2024). There’s Still Time to be Happy”: The Life Trajectories of Portuguese Transgender Women Who Transitioned at 50+ Years. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 11, 1-11. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393624123629	ca
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11201/170871
dc.description.abstract	[eng] The process of transitioning involves making changes to align one’s life with their authentic gender identity. This studyexplores the life trajectories of three Portuguese transgender women who transitioned later in life (50+ years old) byidentifying key chapters in their life courses. Through inductive thematic analysis, six chapters were identified from theparticipants’ interviews: (1) awareness of “something different in me,” (2) locked into suffering, (3) finding comfort insomething that is socially recognized, (4) “it is enough”: it is time to recognize and embrace the woman I am, (5) living my lifeas a woman, and (6) building and leaving a legacy. Aging and the process of self-discovery played pivotal roles in participants’process of transitioning. The perception of finitude and the limitations associated with the time of life led them to realizethat there was no time to waste and a sense of urgency to live authentically.	en
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dc.format.extent	1-11
dc.publisher	Sage
dc.relation.ispartof	Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2024, vol. 11, p. 1-11
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.classification	36 - Benestar i problemes socials. Treball social. Ajuda social. Vivenda. Assegurances	ca
dc.subject.classification	614 - Higiene i salut pública. Contaminació. Prevenció d'accidents. Infermeria	ca
dc.subject.classification	3 - Ciències socials	ca
dc.subject.other	36 - Safeguarding the mental and material necessities of life Social work. Social aid. Housing. Insurance	en
dc.subject.other	614 - Public health and hygiene. Accident prevention	en
dc.subject.other	3 - Social Science. Statistics. Demography. Sociology. Politics. Economics. Law. Public administration. Military affairs. Welfare. Insurance. Education. Cultural anthropology	en
dc.title	"There’s Still Time to be Happy”: The Life Trajectories of Portuguese Transgender Women Who Transitioned at 50+ Years	en
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dc.type	Article
dc.date.updated	2025-07-23T07:52:30Z
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393624123629