AUTHOR=Cerqueira-Santos Elder , de Santana Mariana Valadares MacĂȘdo , de Miranda Ramos Mozer TITLE=Trajectories of Development and Socialization of Trans Brazilian Youth Through Self-Portraits JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00133 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00133 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=The aim of this research was to explore the meanings of childhood memory established by young people who identify themselves as trans. In a chauvinistic country such as Brazil, sexual socialization of non-cisgender youth is beset by unique challenges, such as discrimination and violence. This study was based on the proposal of a self-portrait method as a content trigger in interviews with three trans young women who reported their life stories. We analyzed data using the oral story technique, through which the described themes came up. The results present developmental narratives related to gender issue from childhood, which reflected on the experience of youth. Reports of discrimination based on the image of others (family, school and community) about the gender development of the participants and their relationship with their bodies stand out. We see the importance of reflecting on life history memories in trans identity in order to give meaning to this experience. The influence of heteronormative and sexist Brazilian culture is noticed in the participants' reports.