This work had as a goal to analyze and discuss the demands of sex professionals, as transvestites and trans-sexual in relation to mental health. Ten transvestites and two trans-sexuals participated in this study. All the participants declared themselves sex professionals. The collection of data happened through focal groups, being the qualitative analysis of the data ruled in the content analysis. The results of the survey pointed to a fragility in the social and affectionate support of the participants, represented by the feeling of desertion and solitude. The results showed the necessity of the implementation of public policies and interventions in the context of mental health.
Psychosexual behavior; Professionals of the sex; Mental health; Sexual identity; Transsexualism