David Miranda
From QueerBio.com
Country
Brazil
Birth - Death
1986 - 2023
Occupation
Activist, Politics
Description
Appointed Member of Congress when fellow gay politician Jean Wyllys resigned in 2019 due to threats to his life. Member of Congress from 2019 to 2022. Partner of investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on terrorism charges related to whistleblower Edward Snowden. Guardian newspaper columnist. Elected to Rio de Janiero's City Council (2016), being the first gay man elected to the position.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.theguardian.com/world/david-miranda
- http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23782782
- http://www.advocate.com/world/2016/10/02/glenn-greenwalds-husband-elected-rio-city-council
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-wyllys/brazils-first-openly-gay-congressman-quits-seat-due-to-threats-idUSKCN1PI340
- http://time.com/collection-post/5584910/david-miranda-next-generation-leaders/
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/david-miranda-dead-brazil-campaigner-congressman
