Kátia Nogueira Tapeti
(1943 - living) Brazil
Activist
Kátia, a day-care worker and AIDS educator, was born José Nogueira Tapeti Sobrinho. She is a member of the City Council of Colonia do Piaui in the state of Piaui; she was recently re-elected and is widely believed to be the most popular politician in the state's history, despite the region's macho culture and the fact that she is a transvestite living openly with her gay husband.
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