Brazil trans lawmaker eyes job quota to curb anti-LGBTQ+ violence
Having made history as the first trans person in Brazil to be elected as a state representative, Erica Malunguinho is used to criticism and abuse from the public and even other politicians. Yet despite the challenges of working in a country that consistently ranks as one of the world’s deadliest places for LGBTQ+ people, the 39-year-old is undeterred in her push for equality for transgender people – especially in the workplace. For Malunguinho believes that establishing a quota of public jobs for the trans community – following the lead of…
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