In the last twenty years, we had significant transformations in Brazilian
society with the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and
transgender men and women (LGBT), resulting in the emergence of a pro-LGBT
public policy agenda driven by a strong network of civil society
organizations - professional associations, political parties, social
movements, academic entities, etc. In this poster, we will present an
analysis of LGBT policies implemented by the Federal Council of Psychology
[Conselho Federal de Psicologia], the main psychology institution in
Brazil, and a public authority with the power to regulate and supervise
professional practice . We will focus on the period from 1999 to 2018, from
the presentation of Resolution nÂș 1 of 1999, which "establishes norms of
action for psychologists in relation to the issue of sexual orientation" to
the present day. As a methodological procedure, an extensive
bibliographical and documentary review was carried out, with the survey of
primary sources of research, such as management reports, minutes of
assemblies and congresses, public positions, news and oficial publications.
With the publication of Resolution 01/99, the Federal Council of Psychology
prohibited the pathologization of homosexuality and the "sexual conversion"
therapies offered by psychologists, being a pioneering action within the
field of professional health autarchies in Brazil. Among the most relevant
policies are: the defense of the right of homosexual couples to adoption,
the fight against the repatologization of homosexuality, the recognition of
the social name of the trans people, and the proposition of
depathologization of transvestite and transsexual identities.