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Background: Trans people may find themselves in a situation of social discrimination, reflected in their health and in the lack of scientific research. The minority stress theory points out the importance of social support for the stress of sexual or gender minorities. This study aims to explore social support and its dimensions in this population. Method: 81 people participate, of which 36 are trans and 45 non-trans (cisgender), as a control group. The Mos Social Support Survey is applied to measure perceived social support and a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables. Results: The results show that there are no differences in the perceived social support between both groups. However, sociodemographic variables such as having a partner, age, and employment situation show change for the trans population in some dimensions. Conclusion: These findings promote future lines of research that expand the knowledge of these variables in this group.

There are few studies about the feminine emigration in general, and less about Sahara women. The aim of this work is to analyze the reality of this group in Spain, who are emigrants, women and muslims. The sample was made up of 60 women (15-59 years), to which was administered a semi-structured protocol with the following categories of variables: Demographic; work-related; social and gender. We carried out descriptive analysis of the above mentioned variables, showing as singular data the high academic level and their ingrained traditions, barely polluted for the environment. Their formative level and their culture make these women carry out an enormous effort of adaptation to this so different country; this effort many times is not understood by their couples or by their families in the Sahara

Se realiza un recorrido histórico a través de las distintas versiones de la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (C.I.E.) y del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales (D.S.M.). Se pretende analizar la aparición del diagnóstico de transexualismo y su evolución hasta llegar hasta la clasificación actualmente en vigor (DSM-IV-TR). Por último, se expondrán algunas de las dificultades encontradas en el proceso de diagnóstico.