Raul Coto is an occasional sex worker. He uses the name 'Gladis', and knows he is HIV positive. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Feryi (26) works through the night selling sex, in San Pedro Sula, one of the most dangerous cities in Honduras. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

'Escarlet Rubi' (12) has been working the streets of San Pedro Sula since he was nine. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence

Osman Danilo Odriguez (23), known as 'Diana', lives in a small room in a hotel, where it is less dangerous to meet clients than working the streets of San Pedro Sula. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Feryi (26) works through the night selling sex, in San Pedro Sula, one of the most dangerous cities in Honduras. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Feryi (26) works through the night selling sex, in San Pedro Sula, one of the most dangerous cities in Honduras. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

'Escarlet Rubi' (12) was raped at the age of five, and has been a sex worker in San Pedro Sula for three years. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Raul Coto is an occasional sex worker. He uses the name 'Gladis', and knows he is HIV positive. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

'Escarlet Rubi' (12), addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine, is a sex worker in San Pedro Sula. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Osman Danilo Odriguez (23), known as 'Diana', lives in a small room in a hotel, where it is less dangerous to meet clients than working the streets of San Pedro Sula. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

Manuel Martinez, known as 'La Negra', is a transsexual sex worker in San Pedro Sula. He has known for the past five years that he is HIV positive. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

'Escarlet Rubi' (12) has been working the streets of San Pedro Sula since he was nine, after being kicked out of the family home for being gay. San Pedro Sula is the second largest city in Honduras and has one of the highest instances of HIV in the country. Transsexual sex workers are particularly vulnerable to infection. Conservative family and religious values mean that gays and transsexuals are often victims of rejection and violence.

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