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Symmy Larrat

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Symmy Larrat
Symmy Larrat for Agência Brasil in 2015
National Secretary for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2023
President of the Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos
In office
2017–2022
Personal details
Born (1978-02-25) 25 February 1978 (age 47)
Cametá, Pará, Brazil
Political partyWorkers' Party

Symmy Larrat Brito de Carvalho (born 25 February 1978) is a Brazilian journalist. She was president of the Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos from 2017 to 2022.[1][2] Since 2023, she has served as National Secretary for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People. The department is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship.

Early life and career

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Larrat began her career in social communication at the Federal University of Pará, in Belém. She was part of the student movement. At night, Larrat performed as a drag queen, and according to her, she had to deal with her feelings regarding a possible gender transition. She claimed that her role models at the time were Rogéria and Roberta Close. Even with a degree, she ended up prostituting herself.[3]

Career

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Larrat began her political career when she joined the communications department of the Secretariat of Justice and Human Rights (Sejudh) as an advisor,[4] and then implemented a statewide LGBT network in Pará. Later, she managed Transcidadania, during Fernando Haddad's administration in São Paulo, a pioneering and internationally recognized project that focused on encouraging the trans population to enroll in school and enter the formal job market.[3] During the Dilma Rousseff administration, Larrat was the general coordinator for the Promotion of LGBT Rights at the Secretariat of Human Rights.[5] In 2017, Larrat assumed the presidency of the Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos (ABGLT), being reelected in 2021,[6] being considered the first transvestite to hold the position.[7] In 2021, she was awarded the Jorge Lafond Prize, granted by Distrito Drag.[8] Also in 2021, she announced her pre-candidacy for the Federal Chamber.[9]

Larrat was elected by the Gay São Paulo Guide as one of the most influential LGBT people in Brazil in 2018.[10]

On December 31, 2022, it was announced by Silvio Almeida, Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, that Larrat would take over the unprecedented National Secretariat for LGBTQIA+ Rights.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Symmy Larrat: "Minha drag me ajudou a entender a organização política"". Distrito Drag (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. ^ ""Meu gênero é feminino. Sou mulher", diz coordenadora travesti da SDH". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ^ a b "Da prostituição à liderança nacional LGBTI: Symmy Larrat revisita sua trajetória e fala de desafios no Dia da Visibilidade Trans". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ "Symmy Larrat, primeira travesti a ocupar a função de coordenadora-geral de Promoção dos Direitos LGBT, da SDH". Fotos Publicas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. ^ "Entrevista: "É preciso continuar incomodando até que o incômodo não exista mais"". Conectas. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. ^ "Symmy Larrat é reeleita presidenta da ABGLT". Partido dos Trabalhadores (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. ^ "Travesti é eleita presidente da ABGLT - Bem Paraná". www.bemparana.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Bem Paraná. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  8. ^ "Em Brasília, segunda edição do Prêmio Jorge Lafond homenageia personalidades e ativistas LGBTI+". Brasil de Fato - Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  9. ^ "Travesti Symmy Larrat, é pré-candidata à Câmara pelo PT". observatoriog.bol.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  10. ^ "50 LGBT Mais Influentes do Brasil em 2018 - Guia Gay São Paulo". www.guiagaysaopaulo.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  11. ^ "Ministro dos Direitos Humanos anuncia Symmy Larrat para Secretaria de Promoção e Defesa das Pessoas LGBTQIA+". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  12. ^ "Filha da Amazônia: a trajetória de Symmy Larrat e a luta pela visibilidade LGBTQIA+". Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  13. ^ Franco, Andressa (2023-01-09). "Silvio Almeida nomeia primeira travesti para comandar Secretaria Nacional e Haddad nomeia primeira mulher para presidir Banco do Brasil". Revista Afirmativa (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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