Gender-affirming surgery under military dictatorship paved the way for better rights today Waldirene Nogueira was 26 when she sought gender-affirming surgery in Brazil. It was 1971, the middle of Brazil’s...
Brazil moves to recognise trans language Pajubá as cultural heritage In the hidden cracks of Brazilian society, where queer communities continue to resist erasure, a secret language is flourishing. Pajubá,...
Uncovering long lost letters written during Brazil’s military dictatorship Journalism’s dirty secret isn’t always nepotism. Sometimes, it’s luck! This couldn’t hold any more true for the Lisbon-based journalist, researcher and...
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