: Approximately 62% to 64% of transgender women in Lima consider sex work their only employment option due to exclusion from the formal labor market.
Transgender women in Peru encounter pervasive discrimination that severely limits their access to fundamental rights like education, healthcare, and employment.
This paper explores the socioeconomic, legal, and cultural challenges faced by transgender women in Peru, highlighting a population characterized by both extreme vulnerability and significant resilience. Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Forced Marginalization
: High rates of school dropouts are reported, often caused by constant bullying and lack of institutional support. For instance, one study found a 76% dropout/literacy issue within the Peruvian trans community.
The legal status of transgender individuals in Peru is currently a point of intense national and international contention.