QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LESBIAN OF MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER WOMEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Resumo

Brazil is one of the countries with the largest elderly population, as well as one of the countries with the highest percentage of elderly females. From this fact, some authors began to carry out research with the aim of studying and understanding the diversity of different scenarios experienced by minorities, such as the population of lesbian, middle-aged and older women. Among the topics related to old age and the aging process, Quality of Life is one of those researched, in order to have a better understanding of the factors that influence it in the life of the elderly LGBT population. With this in mind, this research aims to understand how the process of elaborating the Social Representations of middle-aged and older lesbians in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic takes place, and how these women perceive their QoL in this context. The research had the participation of 21 middle-aged and older women, with an average age of 57.67. In data collection, two instruments were used: a sociodemographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. From the data analysis, the information was grouped into 146 text segments and divided into 4 word classes. Thus, in view of what was exposed in the classes, it was concluded that these women understand that they still suffer discrimination by the society in which they currently live.