It is discussed the process of intervention developed within transvestites who face extreme social vulnerability conditions. This work has developed in a house-pension where transvestites lived and worked as prostitutes, according to Participative Methodologies strategies. There 20 group sessions, where it discussed themes like conditions of life and housing, familiar relationships and partnerships, drug use, access to public health services, self-image and body-image. Trough this intervention, it was promoted group strength as well as the wish to self caring, reflexive process on the vulnerability conditions they lived and way to overcome this situation.
Vulnerability; Trans persons; Participative methodology; Community social psychology