Luísa Marilac was born in Minas Gerais and came out as a transvestite at the age of 17. In addition to the traditional traumas associated with gender transition in a conservative, lower-class family, she was stabbed seven times at the age of 16, was a victim of sex trafficking in Europe, became prostituted, was raped and arrested more than once. She rose to fame after a video of her with the catchphrase “And they said I was in trouble” went viral on YouTube.
In a story of overcoming, she transformed pain into energy to fight to change the world for women who were born like her – with a “piece of steak between their legs”, as she often jokes. An activist for transvestites, she works to combat prejudice with humor and frank dialogue.
With Nana Queiroz, he creates a visceral and poetic account of his trajectory, dedicated “to all the transvestites who never lived to tell their stories”.
The biography of activist Luísa Marilac, written with Nana Queiroz, is on pre-sale:
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