{"id":18062,"date":"2023-06-07T20:44:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/celebrating-pride-month-fatima-melendez\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T20:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:44:36","slug":"celebrating-pride-month-fatima-melendez","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/celebrating-pride-month-fatima-melendez\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrando o M\u00eas do Orgulho: Fatima Melendez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quando iniciou a sua carreira, F\u00e1tima n\u00e3o tinha a certeza do papel que iria desempenhar nos cuidados de sa\u00fade, at\u00e9 que descobriu a sua voca\u00e7\u00e3o na terapia ocupacional. \"\u00c9 isto, este \u00e9 o caminho que estou destinada a seguir\", pensou. Inicialmente, F\u00e1tima estava hesitante em trabalhar em casa dos doentes, mas depressa se apercebeu da diferen\u00e7a que poderia fazer ao ajudar as pessoas a permanecerem seguras em espa\u00e7os onde se sentissem confort\u00e1veis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Os tr\u00eas filhos de F\u00e1tima identificam-se todos como fazendo parte da comunidade LGBTQ+, e ela refere-se carinhosamente a eles como os seus \"gaybies\". Foi o seu filho do meio, transg\u00e9nero, que inspirou F\u00e1tima a tornar-se uma aliada mais vis\u00edvel, em especial para os jovens LGBTQ+ que est\u00e3o a passar por transi\u00e7\u00f5es de g\u00e9nero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O seu filho foi o primeiro aluno abertamente transg\u00e9nero na sua escola secund\u00e1ria e F\u00e1tima defendeu ativamente os seus direitos quando os professores e os colegas n\u00e3o o apoiaram. Lutou para que ele tivesse acesso a instala\u00e7\u00f5es, como casas de banho e vesti\u00e1rios, que estivessem de acordo com a sua identidade de g\u00e9nero. \"At\u00e9 tive de copiar e sublinhar as leis do estado de MA que mostravam o direito do meu filho a utilizar estas instala\u00e7\u00f5es\", reflecte. F\u00e1tima nota que o seu filho abriu caminho para outros estudantes e apelidou-o de \"o pioneiro queer\". \"Espero que ele perceba o papel que desempenhou e como, devido aos sacrif\u00edcios que fez, \u00e9 muito mais f\u00e1cil para os estudantes que vieram depois dele\", diz Fatima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrar o Orgulho \u00e9 muito importante para F\u00e1tima e para a sua fam\u00edlia. No ano em que o filho se assumiu como transg\u00e9nero, ela levou os dois filhos mais velhos a um festival de orgulho. \"Que experi\u00eancia e comunidade de pessoas fant\u00e1sticas\", diz Fatima. \"A minha filha divertiu-se imenso, mas o meu filho... foi a primeira vez, em tempos que pareceram eternos, que se sentiu em casa, ele pr\u00f3prio e seguro para se expressar. Fico emocionada sempre que penso nisso\". Desde ent\u00e3o, F\u00e1tima e a sua fam\u00edlia tornaram uma tradi\u00e7\u00e3o anual participar nas celebra\u00e7\u00f5es do Orgulho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u00e1tima exprime tamb\u00e9m a sua gratid\u00e3o por LGBTQIA+ de Southcoast Acolhedor e conhecedor<\/a> que se centra em garantir o pleno acesso de todos os doentes a cuidados de elevada qualidade. Uma das suas maiores realiza\u00e7\u00f5es foi a adapta\u00e7\u00e3o do sistema de registos m\u00e9dicos para recolher Orienta\u00e7\u00e3o sexual e identidade de g\u00e9nero (SOGI)<\/a> informa\u00e7\u00f5es necess\u00e1rias para prestar os melhores cuidados aos doentes LGBTQIA+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A exist\u00eancia das perguntas SOGI d\u00e1-me, enquanto m\u00e3e, uma sensa\u00e7\u00e3o de al\u00edvio por saber que o meu filho ir\u00e1 receber os cuidados mais eficazes\", afirma. \"Sei em primeira m\u00e3o como \u00e9 tentar abordar discretamente o pessoal da frente numa consulta m\u00e9dica para me certificar de que utilizaram o nome e os pronomes corretos quando falaram com o meu filho.\" F\u00e1tima tem muito orgulho em trabalhar para uma organiza\u00e7\u00e3o que se preocupa genuinamente com os seus funcion\u00e1rios e doentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olhando para o futuro, F\u00e1tima est\u00e1 empenhada em prestar os melhores cuidados poss\u00edveis a doentes de todas as ra\u00e7as, religi\u00f5es, defici\u00eancias, orienta\u00e7\u00f5es sexuais e identidades de g\u00e9nero. Est\u00e1 a considerar tirar cursos para obter um certificado de perten\u00e7a para ajudar outros a obter os direitos pelos quais lutou em nome da sua fam\u00edlia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saiba mais sobre Pertencer \u00e0 Southcoast Health visitando\u00a0Pertencer \u00e0 Southcoast Health | Southcoast Health<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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