Sexual diversity, Gender and Social Exclusion in the construction of transvestites’ political consciousness

The present essay examines the social situation of transvestites, and their identity as an excluded group.The examination takes into account gender, patriarchy, social exclusion, identity, difference and diversity, and uses transvestites' own reports of their social reality. Finally, on the basis of the experiences of the feminist movement, the article offers some considerations on the formation of transvestites' political conscience.