User:Jmartinez22/Transgender rights in Brazil

History
Before 2009

In 1993, the first Brazilian national meeting was held among transgender individuals. This meeting was known as the National Meeting of Transvestites and Liberated People. By 1995, gay and lesbian national meetings were being attended by transgender activist groups. Then, in 1996, the National Meeting of Transvestites and Liberated People Fighting Against AIDS was held.

Brazil participated in the drafting of the Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. This document was presented in December 2008. Brazil helped organize the launch of the Yogyakarta Principles in 2007.

Since 2018

In 2020, a study was conducted to understand the quality of life of Brazilian transgender children. 32 participants were involved in the study, and they were either interviewed or placed into focus groups to gather their perspective.

Transgender Discrimination
There were about 200 homicides of transgender individuals in Brazil in 2017, according to the Brazilian National Transgender Association. Additionally, Brazil made up 40% of all murders of transgender individuals since 2008, according to Transgender Europe. More recently, the number of transgender women murdered in Brazil went up 45% in 2020.

Sao Paulo city council member Erika Hilton, the first transgender woman to be elected to the city council, has received death threats and, as a result, has had to change her habits for safety reasons.