One of the elected candidates of the "Vote LGBT" campaign, state deputy Carlos Giannazi (PSOL) committed a gaffe during the opening of the "9th Southeast Regional Meeting of Transvestites, Transsexual Women and Trans Men" and was corrected in chorus by the group on Tuesday night (16).
During the event that took place in the ALESP building – Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo – he addressed transvestites several times in masculine terms, using the article "o". And it generated a spontaneous reaction from the room, which called for respect for gender identity and feminine articles when treating a transvestite or transsexual woman. Or the masculine treatment of trans men.
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After a chorus of "it's 'a' transvestite", the deputy was disconcerted and apologized, saying that it was always time to learn. "(Educator and philosopher) Paulo Freire preached the end of banking education, in which teachers put knowledge into students' heads. He reversed the logic and said that teachers learn. Luciana Genro also learned from you."
The opening also included, among many elected guests and secretaries of the State of São Paulo, the state deputy Leci Brandao, state deputy Construction Branch and the Secretary of Justice and Defense of Citizenship of the State of São Paulo, Eloisa de Sousa Arruda, Cassio Rodrigo, who congratulated the achievement of promoting the debate on the group of transvestites and transsexuals within ALESP.
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Leci remembered when he wrote a song about diversity "Ombro Amigo" in 1978 – a huge scandal at the time – and when in the 70s the Teatro Rival, in Rio de Janeiro, showed that transvestites like Rogéria and Valéria are great artists. She stressed that it is important to occupy conservative spaces and took a dig at representation on television.
"Brazilian television always tries to highlight this issue, but it has to be done with respect and it has to be done with an emphasis on legitimacy, the importance of your quality as citizens. Because sometimes people do things that are a bit stereotypical, a bit weaklings, who have no legitimacy", he said, to applause in the room.
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Members of the T community, as well as Luciano Palhano, coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of TransMasculinities, Janaina Lima, president of the Municipal Council for Attention to Sexual Diversity, Agatha Lima, Secretary of the Council for the Rights of the LGBT Population, Nicole Mahier, president of the TT Municipal Forum, Gil Santos, from the Paulista Forum of Transvestites and Transsexuals also gave their speeches.
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Janaina pointed to the responsibility of those who participate in the event and the activism itself in terms of statistics, prejudice and developments. "After 10 years of the Meeting, we still see a deputy saying 'the transvestite'". The organizer Fernanda de Moraes He spoke to deputies and other politicians about the importance of having transvestites and transsexuals in their offices. "They will work as well as anyone else."
At this time, Ramalho da Construção declared that there were already two gays holding positions. Fernanda replied: "But I'm not talking about gays, I'm talking about transvestites, transsexual women and trans men." The silence in the face of disinformation from politicians about the T group, even those who say they are friendly, responded by itself.
The event, which runs until Friday (19), also featured the National Anthem sung by Renata Peron and the icon's performances Marcinha do Corinto, Taís Sousa e Rachel Shineyder.
Marcinha do Corinto; See other photos in the gallery below
