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‘Our life is pointless … ’: Exploring discrimination, violence and mental health challenges among sexual and gender minorities from Brazil

Monica Maltaa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;b Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada;c Department of Social Science, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Jaqueline Gomes de Jesusd Rio de Janeiro Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;e Center for Health Policies and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;f Leader-Researcher of ODARA – Group of Interdisciplinary Research on Culture, Diversity and Identity, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2459-0135View further author information
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Sara LeGrande Center for Health Policies and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-516XView further author information
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Michele Seixasg UN Women Brazil, Civil Society Advisory Group, Brasilia, Brazil;h Felipa de Sousa Women’s Group, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Bruna Benevidesi National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (ANTRA), Salvador, BrazilView further author information
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Maria das Dores Silvac Department of Social Science, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Jonas Soares Lanad Rio de Janeiro Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1347-1325View further author information
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Hy V. Huynhe Center for Health Policies and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-8091View further author information
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Charles M. Beldene Center for Health Policies and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7543-3271View further author information
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Kathryn Whettene Center for Health Policies and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4841-7695View further author information
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Pages 1463-1478 | Received 23 Sep 2019, Accepted 27 Apr 2020, Published online: 21 May 2020

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