The top model accepted the invitation to raise the banner of inclusion and be a spokesperson for diversity of gender, sexual orientation and race
Read T accepted the invitation to participate in the Olympics opening ceremony, Rio de Janeiro, yes that will make the top one go down in history: she will be the first transsexual to have a prominent role in an Olympic opening since the Games were created in 1896.
According to the news released this Thursday morning (28) by BBC Brazil, Lea intends to raise the banner of inclusion and be a spokesperson for diversity of gender, sexual orientation and race "at a time when Brazil will be presented to the world".
"I can't say anything yet, we need to keep it surprising. But the message will be very clear: inclusion. Everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, color, race or creed, are human beings and are part of society. My role in the ceremony, in a micro and representative universe, it will help to transmit this message", he said in an interview with the vehicle.
The 35-year-old from Minas Gerais gained fame in the fashion world when she starred in her first campaign, for the brand Givenchy, in the winter of 2011. Transsexual and daughter of former footballer Toninho Cerezo, at the time she had not yet undergone sex change surgery . "Riccardo Tisci [stylist for the French brand] put me in the campaign to give me money so I could survive and have the surgery. It's not that he thought I was beautiful and wonderful," the model revealed to Vogue about the beginning.
Since then, her solid career in the industry has included a magazine cover kissing Kate Moss, an interview on Oprah Winfrey's sofa and even Forbes choosing her as one of the 12 women who changed Italian fashion in 2015 – it was there that Lea lived big part of your life.
With a CV like that, Lea Cerezo was the right choice to raise the flag against prejudice during the event. "I, like any other transsexual, raise a flag. I talk about transsexuality because it is part of my history, but I am just another member of this community, I am one more. I know that I am privileged to have the media that listens to me, but every transsexual in their daily struggle has equal importance for LGBTs", he told the BBC.
"At this time when Rio de Janeiro and Brazil will be presented to the world, it is essential that diversity is present. Brazil is very vast, and all this diversity needs, in some way, to be represented in an event like this. It was This is precisely what motivated me to accept the invitation to participate in the opening ceremony", he explained. "The lack of knowledge causes fear, and fear leads to hatred. The first step is to understand and get closer to this reality, get closer to others. People need to start losing their fear of approaching these groups and understand that they may have a life close to yours, whether at school, in leadership positions, or in any profession", concluded Lea T to the publication.
Source: Vogue
