Two social media influencers and a transgender woman emerged as three of the top vote-getters in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies elections.

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte has elected its first out transgender representative to the Brazilian National Congress. Thabatta Pimenta becomes the third out trans person elected to the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Walking the catwalk in a Brazilian bikini is a nerve-racking experience for even the most seasoned of models, but for Felipa Tavares it's nothing short of terrifying. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The near outright victory of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential race shocked many observers who believed the former army captain was too fringe to ...

Recent restrictions on public policies and health care for transgender people in several countries, including Brazil, threaten to dismantle existing care structures for this population and could lead ...

Benny Briolly, a transgender woman running for city council, poses for a photo during a campaign event with supporters and members of her campaign team in Morro do Estado, in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro ...

A Black transgender singer and songwriter from Brazil on Nov. 13 won three Latin Grammy Awards. Liniker, who is from Araraquara, a city in São Paulo State, won for Best Portuguese Language Song for ...

In a major coup for transgendered people, nearly all Brazil's 26 states have so-called 'common name' laws on the books, requiring school teachers to call trans students by the names they go by, as ...

Recent restrictions on public policies and healthcare for transgender people in several countries, including Brazil, threaten to dismantle existing care structures for this population and could lead ...