Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais
Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais | |
2016 LGBT Seminar, in Brasília | |
| Founder | Jovanna Baby, Keila Simpson |
|---|---|
Official language | Portuguese |
| Website | https://antrabrasil.org/ |
The National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais or Antra) is a Brazilian institution dedicated to meeting the needs of the travesti and transsexual population, as well as combating transphobia.[1][2] It was formerly called the National Network of Travestis (Brazilian Portuguese: Rede Nacional de Travestis; Renata),[3] before that called Association of Travestis and Liberated People (Brazilian Portuguese: Associação de Travestis e Liberados; ASTRAL).[4][5]
The institution's board of directors is renewed every four years.[1] The hierarchical organizational structure consists of a president and vice-president and, immediately below them, a first secretary, second secretary, treasurer, second treasurer, secretary for transgender women, secretary for transgender men, secretary for human rights, secretary for political articulation, secretary for communication, and fiscal advisors.[1][2]
The organization positions itself as left-wing, trans-feminist, and intersectional.[6]
History
Antra was conceived and articulated in 1992 by Jovanna Baby,[7] and later founded in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,[8] by Keila Simpson.[9] In December 2000, it was registered in a notary's office in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. The acronym "Antra" came into effect in 2002, with the expansion of its responsibilities and greater national scope.[3]
In 2008, it was decided to streamline the administration by eliminating the regional representations of the organization, and instead creating the Secretariat of Communication, Political Coordination, Human Rights, and Transgender Men and Women. In 2018, Antra launched the first edition of the Dossier on Murders and Violence Against Transgender People in Brazil (Portuguese: Dossiê dos Assassinatos e Violência de Pessoas Trans no Brasil).[10]
In 2013, the organization had one hundred and five affiliates covering the entire Brazil.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Travestis e transexuais elegem nova diretoria de ONG nacional". Grupo Gay da Bahia. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ a b c CMADS-LGBT. "ANTRA PEDE A PUNIÇÃO DOS CRIMES TRANSFOBICOS EM SP!". conselhos.piracicaba.sp.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ a b Kerrigan, Deanna; World Bank, eds. (2013). The global HIV epidemics among sex workers. Directions in development. Washington, DC: World Bank. ISBN 978-0-8213-9774-9.
- ^ Filho, Hélio (2022-05-16). "ASTRAL". Ezatamentchy (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ Carvalho, Mario; Carrara, Sérgio (2013). "Em direito a um futuro trans?: contribuição para a história do movimento de travestis e transexuais no Brasil". Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad (Rio de Janeiro) (in Portuguese): 319–351. doi:10.1590/S1984-64872013000200015. ISSN 1984-6487.
A Associação das Travestis e Liberados11 do Rio de Janeiro (ASTRAL) nasceu da necessidade de organização das travestis em resposta à violência policial, principalmente nos locais tradicionais de prostituição na cidade, como a Lapa, a Central do Brasil, Copacabana e a própria Praça Mauá.
- ^ "Eleições 2024". Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "Celebrando 20 anos de #VisibilidadeTrans no Brasil". Nações Unidas Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Travestis e transexuais comemoram Dia do Orgulho Trans no Rio". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ FODA (2024-01-25). "Jovanna Baby: a história do Movimento Trans e Travesti no Brasil". Mídia NINJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "Associação aponta que 175 pessoas transexuais foram mortas no Brasil em 2020 e denuncia subnotificação". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2025-12-05.