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lives the COVID-19 health emergency without a lockdown and without halting her work to help the transgender community . The “Paola Buenrostro” Home in Mexico City has given shelter to 12 trans women who were left without a home or a job due to the pandemic.
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Now, living in an environment of sisterhood , the women, most of whom are sex workers , have the opportunity to certify their education via online and even learn beauty activities to leave sex work behind and support themselves economically once the lockdown ends.
![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/WJZQAOH5EREJ7PKBQWPY4U4OGI.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
The women who stay at the “Paola Buenrostro” Home receive food through the Community Kitchen program that distributes meals among the neighbors living in La Casilda, Cuautepec Barrio Alto , where the home is located.
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![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/NG55JQNL3RGNRJ7GVUKX4CDHJQ.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
Some of them still keep the clothes they wore as sex workers .
![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/RRQR2D4F4RCXPO4LB7OOUSPORY.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
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![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/2ZTIEAGUSVCZTEQHXS3SZRABW4.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
Through workshops, women can learn beauty activities to leave sex work behind.
![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/XFLGMCNOGVHUPMDJH5U2456MRQ.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
The place has everything the trans women need to live during the health emergency .
![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/UWZN3FDGWBARXDPVS26VGRGXBI.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=500&height=308)
The women spend time together and talk while they enjoy the food the shelter provides for them.
![Trans women in Mexico act in solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/resizer/v2/45SYIMJUIFDRLK46SRNYXJMHAI.jpg?auth=&smart=true&width=567&height=372)
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