Brazil Elects First Transgender Congress Member
Erika Hilton will sit in Congress representing São Paulo, the first time a transgender woman is elected to the country’s federal legislature
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Brazilian elections: Ultraconservative wave sweeps Congress and
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Brazil Transgender Model Valentina Sampaio 'Fighting For Better World
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Why not?': Transgender candidate busts stereotypes in Brazil
Brazil President-elect Jair Bolsonaro's battle to lead has just
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Brazil Elections: Why Financial Hub São Paulo Leans Toward Leftist Lula
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Former Sex Worker, First Trans Woman Elected to Ecuador's Natl
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Trans rights are being 'weaponised' by Latin American politicians
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Geraldine Roman: 'Just another politician who happens to be
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Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
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Melina Flynn - Bloomberg Línea
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Brazil Elects First Transgender Congress Member
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Melina Flynn - Bloomberg Línea