O papel social do bibliotecário voltado às pessoas trans: aproximações teóricas

This paper analyzes, through a literature review, the librarian’s and library’s social role for trans people. It emphasizes information literacy as a social practice of the librarian, as well as points out the inexpressiveness in the Brazilian context of the initiatives aimed at the trans population and also lesbian, gay, bisexual and other populations. It also reaffirms the need to participate, based on their professional practices, in the political, socioeconomic, informational and resistance progress of the minority classes, pointing to social protagonism, empowerment, freedom and emancipation as necessary factors for personal, professional and of individuals. As a result of the study, it is pointed out the urgency of political librarian adherence to social minorities, focusing on social approaches (inclusion, citizenship and digital inclusion), especially in developing countries, such as Brazil. It is concluded that the librarians social role should be able to experience, capture and seek information needs in their own way, just as libraries and contemporary information units need to be  creative, innovative and free of prejudice, aiming to successful in dealing with human and technological complexities.