Erica Malunguinho
From QueerBio.com
Country
Brazil
Birth - Death
1982 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
Transgender member of the State Congress in Sao Paulo since 2018, being the first transgender individual elected to such position. Founded Aparelha Luzia, an urban community space created for black people to celebrate their culture and heritage (2016).
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/10/11/an-indigenous-woman-and-a-trans-woman-will-hold-office-in-brazil-for-the-first-time-amid-a-conservative-wave/?utm_term=.241b14ef4954
- https://brazilreports.com/first-transgender-sao-paulo-state-representative-elected-in-this-years-elections/1884/
- https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/erica-malunguinho-brazil-trans-woman-congress/#gs.ZLz=JN0
