“Look… Look again, and see beyond prejudice. I am trans. I have the right to be who I am.”
Main targets of discriminatory violence, trans women around the country have created material to raise awareness against prejudice. The campaign to promote human rights and prevention of AIDS contains ring tones, screensavers and mobile videos, posters and brochure.
It is the first time that the trans women produce and create the concept of a material intended for themselves. With the slogan “I am a trans. I have a right to be who I am, “the proposal is to promote social inclusion and positive image of trans women, and disseminate knowledge about ways of preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, in addition to combating violence and discrimination.
“How are victims of violence and the difficulty of access to public services like health and education, transvestites become more vulnerable to HIV infection,” explains the director of the Department of STD, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis, Mariangela Simao produce their own material, he says, makes the protagonists of their own stories. In real life, they are not heard nor seen. Not adequately accommodated in health services, they also have more difficulties in using the instruments necessary for the prevention of STDs and other health problems.”
(Source: transfeminism)
