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[[File:laerte.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Laerte Coutinho]]

==Country==

Brazil

==Birth - Death==

1951 -

==Occupation==

Artist

==Description==

Transgender comic book artist, drawing for Balão, O Pasquim, and Chiclete com Banana magazines and draws regularly for Folha de S. Paulo newspaper.   Found the Oboré agency specialized in producing communication materials for unions.  Author of numerous books, including  'O Tamanho da Coisa' (1985, a collection of her cartoons) and 'Illustration Union' (1986).  Also known simply as Laerte.

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Writers and Illustrators of Comic Books]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.laerte.com.br/
* http://igay.ig.com.br/2014-03-11/laerte-gostaria-de-nao-ter-renegado-minha-homossexualidade-por-40-anos.html
* http://www.out.com/movies/2017/5/22/new-netflix-doc-follows-transgender-cartoonist-laerte-coutinho