Upon delivery of 11th Citizenship Award in Respect for Diversity, which took place last Friday (24), one of the honorees was the presenter and journalist Marcelo Tas, who in the middle of "CQC" said, in response to deputy Jair Bolsonaro (PP-RJ), that he is proud of his lesbian daughter .
The presenter did not go to receive the award, but, in his place, it was his daughter, Luiza Ataíde, 22, who after the event had a quick chat with the reporter from The Cape. In the conversation below, Luiza says that she was "very proud" of her father and that she really liked his attitude.
Luiza also talks about the episode involving her father's co-worker, comedian Rafinha Bastos, who made jokes about raped women and which caused outrage among many Brazilian women. For the student, Rafinha got the dose wrong and was "unhappy" with the joke.
Regarding her relationship with her father, Luiza reveals that she never suffered prejudice from him and that she has been out of the closet since she was 15 years old.
What was your reaction when your father took your photo on the CQC program and said he was proud to have a lesbian daughter?
I already knew he was going to do it. He wasn't going to take me out of the closet without talking to me, right? I was very happy, because he did it in a very funny way and the repercussion was very cool and generated a greater impact than I imagined. Many parents who had never talked about this before decided to talk. Some friends came to me to say that their parents thought my father's attitude was really cool.
Did you follow it live?
No, I was in class. Then I saw it on YouTube and it made me proud. It was very cool.
His father works together with Rafinha Bastos and he was involved in a controversy when he made a joke about raped women. As a lesbian and victim of sexism and homophobia, how did you feel about this episode?
It was very unfortunate and there are things that just aren't funny. You can even make a joke, but it will be annoying and generate a reaction that is legitimate. There is a difference in censoring a joke and I believe that this should never be done, but there is a difference in that you are responsible for the language. He was unhappy with the joke and I think with time he will learn how funny something really is.
You said you are a feminist. Do you follow the policy linked to LGBT rights?
I work with human rights. When I lived in the United States I worked with some feminist organizations there. So, I try to follow gender and public policy issues very closely.
Are you living in Brazil?
Yes, in Rio. I lived in the United States until March of this year and now I'm back to finish college.
How was your coming out?
I came out of the closet when I was 15. First I spoke to my mother and then to my father. He was always very calm, I never felt any type of rejection nor did I feel like it was something he had to accept. He has always supported me and that is something that has always made me proud.
