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Brazilian journalist (born 1978)
Symmy Larrat Brito de Carvalho (born 25 February 1978) is a Brazilian journalist. She was president of the Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos from 2017 to 2022.[1][2] Since 2023, she has served as National Secretary for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People. The department is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship.
Early life and career
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Larrat began her career in social communication at the Federal University of Pará, in Belém. She was part of the student movement. At night, Larrat performed as a drag queen, and according to her, she had to deal with her feelings regarding a possible gender transition. She claimed that her role models at the time were Rogéria and Roberta Close. Even with a degree, she ended up prostituting herself.[3]
Larrat began her political career when she joined the communications department of the Secretariat of Justice and Human Rights (Sejudh) as an advisor,[4] and then implemented a statewide LGBT network in Pará. Later, she managed Transcidadania, during Fernando Haddad‘s administration in São Paulo, a pioneering and internationally recognized project that focused on encouraging the trans population to enroll in school and enter the formal job market.[3] During the Dilma Rousseff administration, Larrat was the general coordinator for the Promotion of LGBT Rights at the Secretariat of Human Rights.[5] In 2017, Larrat assumed the presidency of the Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos (ABGLT), being reelected in 2021,[6] being considered the first transvestite to hold the position.[7] In 2021, she was awarded the Jorge Lafond Prize, granted by Distrito Drag.[8] Also in 2021, she announced her pre-candidacy for the Federal Chamber.[9]
Larrat was elected by the Gay São Paulo Guide as one of the most influential LGBT people in Brazil in 2018.[10]
On December 31, 2022, it was announced by Silvio Almeida, Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, that Larrat would take over the unprecedented National Secretariat for LGBTQIA+ Rights.[11][12][13]
