In a country where LGBTs still suffer so much prejudice, a transsexual has been attracting attention for gaining more and more space on national television.
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Anyone who watches TV Fama, from RedeTV, must have already noticed the friendliness of Lisa Gomes, currently the only transvestite reporter airing daily on open TV.
Lisa is one of the highlights of the attraction, leading fun and controversial topics. She reveals that she has an inspiration: Nany People, one of the most visible trans people in the Brazilian media, who was part of the Hebe Program for years and currently makes some appearances on Record's Xuxa Meneguel program.
Born in Recife, the journalist has lived in São Paulo for 11 years. She started reporting in 2007 for a YouTube channel aimed at gay audiences, Arrasa Bi. In 2013, she joined RedeTV to join the network's team of web reporters. In the sector, she wrote articles for the afternoon newspaper A Tarde é Sua and for TV Fama itself. “I remember it as if it were yesterday when my first article aired on Sônia Abrão’s program and my friends all called me saying they had seen me on TV”.
Due to her spontaneous and fun way, she caught the attention of director Fábio Martinho and was invited to cover behind the scenes at Carnival in 2014. With her success, she became a fixture on the program presented by Nelson Rubens and Flávia Noronha. On Twitter, you can find mentions of her sexuality when she appears on the screen. “I'm watching TV Fama and a journalist with a transvestite appearance (sic) appeared” said an internet user on the social network. “TV Fama used a drag queen to do a report on Patrícia Abravanel” said another when watching an article she made about the controversial statements made by Sílvio Santos’ daughter. “That transvestite is the best reporter on TV Fama” praised another profile.
The fact is that she has already gotten used to this repercussion. “It's normal for people to be astonished when they see a transvestite directing an article. Unfortunately, we have few job opportunities and this is also reflected in television. Due to the lack of vacancies or for fear of suffering prejudice, some see prostitution as the only way out. In my case, with a lot of determination, I managed to escape this and I am in a company that embraced me in an incredible way” she praises.
“When I joined the network I was still in a drag queen phase. I usually looked like a boy and dressed as a woman only for the subjects. The welcome I received here, from my boss Abrão Farina and the entire team, was something we couldn't find anywhere else. Now that I have come out as trans, my badge, for example, does not have my birth name but my social name. This respect for my identity moves me a lot,” he celebrates.
Still undergoing transformation, Lisa, who has been married for a year and a half, says she is preparing to have her first plastic surgery. “I'm going to get silicone soon. I am undergoing evaluation with a great team led by Dr Laerte Thomaz Jr. I want to feel more complete,” she says.
