Toni Reis
Toni Reis | |
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Antonio Luiz Martins Harrad Reis | |
 Photo: Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil | |
| Born | Antonio Luiz Martins Reis 20 June 1964 |
| Known for | LGBT rights activism |
Antonio Luiz Martins Harrad Reis (born 20 June 1964), known as Toni Reis, is a Brazilian activist and teacher. He is the former president of the LGBT organisation called Grupo Dignidade, and the former general secretary of the ABGLT 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 ASICAL (Association for Integral Health and Citizenship in Latin America and the Caribbean).
Work
[edit]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,[2] 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 [3]
Personal
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Papa tem coração', diz gay brasileiro que batizou filhos e ganhou benção do Vaticano [23/03/2021]". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Gay.ch". Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "ILGA | UN Committee on NGOs postpones decision on the status of ABGLT until January of 2008". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "CNN.com - Gay union basis for visa in Brazil - Nov. 26, 2003". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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