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22 November 2013
23 trans persons in Brazil/Angola/Portugal who changed things by example or achievement
Nzinga Mbandi (1583 – 1663) ruler of the Ndongo who allied with the Dutch against the Portuguese. Nzinga wore male clothing and kept a group of men in female clothing. GVWWEN.WIKIPEDIA
Domingos Rodrigues (1595 – 1621) Lisbon, slave dancer, executed on orders from the Inquisition. GVWW
Madame Satã (1900 – 1976) Rio de Janeiro drag performer, who served 27 years in prison. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes (1933 – 2007) from Madeira but lived in Lisbon, fraudster. GVWW
Laura de Vison (1939 – 2007) Rio de Janeiro teacher, transformista. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Jacqueline Galiaci (194? - ) 1st Brazilian to have gender surgery. GVWWEN.WIKIPEDIA
Yeda Brown (194? - ) performer from Rio Grande Do Sul, muse of Salvador Dali. GVWW
Brenda Lee (1948 – 1996) from Pernambuco, but mainly in São Paulo. Sex worker, business woman, Aids activist. Human rights award named for her. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Andréia de Maio (1950 – 2000) club owner, activist in São Paulo. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Waleria Torres/ Martha C. Freitas (1950 - ) São Paulo, chemical engineer, sexologist. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
João W Nery (1950 - ) São Paulo, diving champion, psychologist, writer. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Claudia Wonder (1954 – 2010) São Paulo activist, performer, writer. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Katielly Lanzini (1961 - ) from Rio Grande Do Sul, sculptress, journalist, polital candidate. GVWW
Eric Barreto (1962 – 1996) Carmen Miranda impersonator. GVWW
Anderson Bigode Herzer (1962 – 1982) poet from Parana. His life was filmed as Vera, 1987. GVWWEN.WIKIPEDIA
Roberta Close (1964 - ) Rio de Janeiro model and actress. GVWWPT.WIKIPEDIA
Nadia Almada (1977 - ) From Madeira. Winner of UK Big Brother in 2004. GVWWEN.WIKIPEDIA
Camilla De Castro (1979 – 2005) São Paulo model and porn star. GVWWDE.WIKIPEDIA
I can only imagine what they did in order to overcome the many obstacles placed in their way by society as they climbed the business ladder! A tip of my hat to all of them!
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I can only imagine what they did in order to overcome the many obstacles placed in their way by society as they climbed the business ladder! A tip of my hat to all of them!
ReplyDeleteAnd to you, Zagria, for bringing them to light!