Trabajo sexual callejero como inicio de agenciamiento

The experiences of two trans women in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico are presented, where practicing sex work was the alternative to oppose institutional harassment and resist heterosexism as dissidents. The intercultural approach was used to develop this research as a qualitative case study. Semi-structured interviews were applied, and the information collected was interpreted from narrative analysis based on categories such as work, body and street sexual work. Although the experiences of this group are different, it was agreed that the practice of sex work on the streets stigmatizes them along with their bodies and identities. As a finding, the fact that, being exposed to multiple violence, motivated them to get involved in activism and, in addition to transforming themselves on an individual level, they try to train other trans women to assume a collective identity from which to demand guarantees, was relevant. to the State. Finally, the need to facilitate access to academic training and to occupy jobs in different activities that are not stereotyped as exclusive for the LGBTQ+ population is emphasized.