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Maria Luiza

Trans Stories • 1h 19m

Directed by Marcelo Diaz • Documentary • With Maria Luiza Da Silva, Gabriel Graça, Sandra Studart, Diáulas Ribeiro, José Augusto Pinto Serrano • 2019 • 80 minutes

Maria Luiza da Silva is the first transgender in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces. After 22 years of work in the military, she retired due to disability. The film explores the complex barriers she faced and her path of affirmation as a trans, military and Catholic woman.

Tags
brazil, catholic., documentary, expository, human rights, lgbtq, maria luiza, military, ovid, portuguese, transgender, twin seas

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