Toni Reis
Toni Reis (born in 1964) is the president of the Brazilian LGBT organisation called , the general secretary of the national association of Gays, Lesbians and Transsexuals in Brazil (Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas e Transgêneros / ) of which he was a founding president in 1995, and a member of the international council of the Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation.
He is a teacher and specialist in human sexuality and group dynamics. He possesses a master's degree of philosophy in ethics and sexuality.
Toni Reis is also the Latin American coordinator for (Association for Integral Health and Citizenship in Latin America and the Caribbean).
Work[]
In 1998 Toni Reis described the situation in his country: "1,600 homosexuals have been murdered in the last ten years, of these 350 transvestites and 61 lesbians."
In 2006 he spoke before the Brazilian parliament,[1] where he stated that 250 homosexuals per year are murdered in Brazil.
In 2007 he addressed the United Nations, in order to receive councillor status for his organization [2]
Personal[]
In 2003, Toni Reis obtained a permanent Brazilian residence permit for his life partner, who was born in the United Kingdom, in a landmark court case for Brazil. [3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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