João W. Nery Explained

João W. Nery (12 February 1950 – 26 October 2018), was a Brazilian writer, psychologist, and LGBT activist. He was the first transgender man to have undergone sex-change surgery in Brazil; Dr. Roberto Farina performed the surgery in 1977.^[1]

Biography

Nery became an LGBT rights activist, especially of the trans population. A bill by congressman Jean Wyllys and congresswoman Erika Kokay bears his name.^[2] Based on the Argentine Identity and Gender Law, the project guarantees the right to recognize the gender identity of all transgender people in Brazil, without the need for judicial authorization, medical or psychological reports, surgery or hormone treatment.

In August 2017, Nery was discovered to have a lung cancer. A smoker since the age of 15, he then decided to undergo chemotherapy. In September 2018, Nery revealed on social networks that the cancer had reached his brain. He died in Niteroi,^[3] on 26 October 2018, aged 68.^[4]

Bibliography

• Erro de pessoa: Joana ou João?, Rio de Janeiro, Editora Record, 1984.
• Viagem solitária: memórias de um transexual 30 anos depois, São Paulo, Leya Brasil, 2012.
• Vidas trans: a coragem de existir (together with Amara Moira, Márcia Rocha, and T. Brant), Bauru, Leya Brasil, 2017.
  • Vidas Trans: A luta de transgêneros brasileiros em busca de seu espaço social. Astral Cultural. 2022. New Edition.
• Velhice transviada: Memórias e reflexões, Objetiva, 2019. Posthumous publication.^[5]

Further reading

• Jesus, Dánie Marcelo de; Carbonieri, Divanize; Nigro, Claudia M.C. (2017). Estudos sobre gênero: identidades, discurso e educação – homenagem a João W. Nery. [S.l.]: Pontes. 252 pp. .
• Gonçalves Jr., Sara W. P. (2017) Invisíveis. In:Estudos sobre gênero: identidades, discurso e educação – homenagem a João W. Nery. Editora Pontes. 2017 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marieta Cazarré . Primeiro transhomem a ser operado, João Nery batiza projeto que trata de gênero . Portuguese . agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br . 13 November 2015. 28 July 2019.
2. Web site: Projeto de Lei João Nery. Portuguese . camara.leg.br . 28 July 2019.
3. Web site: Pedro HMC . Morre João Nery, ícone do movimento dos homens trans no Brasil . Portuguese . poenaroda.com.br . 27 October 2018 . 28 July 2019 . 28 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728144318/https://poenaroda.com.br/diversidade/morre-joao-nery-icone-do-movimento-dos-homens-trans-no-brasil/ . dead .
4. Web site: Pioneiro na luta trans no Brasil, João W. Nery morre aos 68 anos . Portuguese . guiagaysaopaulo.com.br . 26 October 2018. 28 July 2019.
5. Web site: João Nery, primeiro homen trans a ser operado no Brasil, prepara novo livro . Portuguese . justificando.com . 18 September 2018 . 28 July 2019 . 28 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728144318/http://www.justificando.com/2018/09/18/joao-nery-primeiro-homen-trans-a-ser-operado-no-brasil-prepara-novo-livro/ . dead .