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{{Short description|Brazilian reverend and teacher}} |
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| name = Alexya Salvador |
| name = Alexya Salvador |
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| image = Reverenda Alexya Salvador em Especial Cidadania - Expectativa de vida de transexuais.jpg |
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| alt = Alexya Salvador in 2017 |
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| caption = Alexya Salvador in 2017 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|18}} |
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| birth_place = [[Mairiporã]], [[Brazil]] |
| birth_place = [[Mairiporã]], [[Brazil]] |
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| occupation = [[Reverend]], [[teacher]] |
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'''Alexya Salvador''' is a Brazilian [[teacher]] and [[The Reverend|reverend]]. She was [[Ordination|ordained]] in 2019, becoming the first [[transgender]] reverend in [[Latin America]]. She was additionally the first [[trans woman]] to [[Adoption|adopt]] a child in Brazil. |
'''Alexya Lucas Evangelista Salvador''' (born 1980) is a Brazilian [[teacher]] and [[The Reverend|reverend]]. She was [[Ordination|ordained]] in 2019, becoming the first [[transgender]] reverend in [[Latin America]]. She was additionally the first [[trans woman]] to [[Adoption|adopt]] a child in Brazil. |
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== Personal life == |
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Alexya Lucas Evangelista Salvador was born on November 18, 1980, in [[Mairiporã|Mairiporã, Brazil]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2018|title=Alexya Salvador 50002 (PSOL) Deputada Estadual {{!}} São Paulo {{!}} Eleições 2018|url=https://especiais.gazetadopovo.com.br/eleicoes/2018/candidatos/sp/deputado-estadual/alexya-salvador-50002/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[Gazeta do Povo]]|language=pt-BR}}</ref> Her parents were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] but non-practicing, and at the age of seven she begged them to take her to church. She was [[Bullying|bullied]] at school.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Langlois|first=Jill|date=2021-08-19|title=Brazil's first transgender pastor: 'All humans have flaws, being trans isn't one of them'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/19/brazils-first-transgender-pastor-all-humans-have-flaws-being-trans-isnt-one-of-them|access-date=2021-09-16|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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Salvador was born in [[Mairiporã|Mairiporã, Brazil]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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When Salvador was young, and before she realized that she was transgender, she wanted to be a [[priest]]. She joined a [[seminary]], and enjoyed attending [[Canção Nova]] events, but was made uncomfortable by [[anti-LGBT rhetoric]]. As a result, she decided that she would not become a priest, leaving the seminary but continuing to attend church. She eventually left the Catholic Church.<ref name=":2" /> |
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A year and a half after leaving the Catholic Church, Salvador and her now-husband Roberto were looking for a way to get married. Salvador came across the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] (MCC), which had a branch in São Paulo; she and Roberto were married as [[gay men]] in a June 2010 [[Collective wedding|group wedding]] at the MCC. They subsequently started to attend [[church service]]s there as well.<ref name=":2" /> |
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At age 28, Salvador [[Gender transitioning|transitioned]].<ref name=":3" /> She was initially worried that [[coming out]] to Roberto as a trans woman would end their relationship, but he supported her through her transition and they remained together.<ref name=":2" /> |
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| ⚫ | Salvador began researching adoption in 2014, but couldn't find any stories of [[Trans woman|trans women]] or [[Travesti (gender identity)|travestis]] who had adopted children. An adoption lawyer told her that she would be the first trans person to adopt a child in Brazil. In October 2015, Salvador and her husband adopted a boy with [[special needs]]<ref name=":3" /> after a 6-month legal process,<ref name=":2" /> and Salvador became the first trans woman and the first travesti to adopt a child in Brazil. The couple later adopted a transgender girl in 2016, and another in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Mariana|date=April 12, 2021|title=Fui a 1ª travesti a adotar no Brasil. Hoje, sou mãe de duas meninas trans|trans-title=I was the 1st travesti to adopt in Brazil. Today, I am the mother of two trans girls|url=https://www.uol.com.br/universa/noticias/redacao/2021/04/12/fui-a-1a-travesti-a-adotar-no-pais-tenho-duas-filhas-trans.htm|access-date=2021-06-11|website=[[Universo Online]]|language=pt-br}}</ref> Salvador is the oldest of three siblings, and wanted to have three children.<ref name=":2" /> |
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{{As of|2020|August}}, Salvador was living in Mairiporã with her husband, one son, and two daughters. She was seeking a location to open a branch of the MCC nearby.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Salvador began working as a [[State school|public school]] teacher in 2004. {{As of|2019|August}}, she was the [[vice president]] of the [[Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Salvador began working as a [[State school|public school]] teacher in 2004. {{As of|2019|August}}, she was the [[vice president]] of the [[Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Grisales |first1=Mariyuri |last2=Barreto |first2=Renato |date=2019-08-12 |others=Interview of Alexya Salvador; Translated by Barney Whiteoak |title=Alexya Salvador: ʻIt is against this god who kills that we are fighting and resisting |url=https://sur.conectas.org/en/alexya-salvador-it-is-against-this-god-who-kills-that-we-are-fighting-and-resisting/ |journal=[[Sur International Journal on Human Rights]] |issn=1806-6445 |eissn=1983-3342}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Salvador was appointed as an [[assistant pastor]] at the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] in [[São Paulo]] |
In 2015, Salvador was appointed as an [[assistant pastor]] at the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] in [[São Paulo]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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In May 2017, Salvador held a [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] in [[Cuba]] along with [[Cindy Bourgeois]] (a Canadian trans pastor) and [[Allyson Robinson]]. ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that it was the first [[Eucharist]] led by a trans pastor in Cuban history. At the service, Salvador said that "God's love is radically inclusive."<ref>{{Cite news| |
In May 2017, Salvador held a [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] in [[Cuba]] along with [[Cindy Bourgeois]] (a Canadian trans pastor) and [[Allyson Robinson]]. ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that it was the first [[Eucharist]] led by a trans pastor in Cuban history. At the service, Salvador said that "God's love is radically inclusive."<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Rios|first1=Sarah|last2=Marsh|first2=Anett|date=2017-05-07|title=Communist-ruled Cuba hosts first transgender Mass|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-lgbt-church-idUSKBN1830EZ|access-date=2021-06-11}}</ref> |
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In 2018, Salvador campaigned to be a state representative for São Paulo<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 25, 2018|title=Transgender woman runs for Brazil state legislature {{!}} Reuters.com|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/transgender-woman-runs-for-brazil-state-idUSRTS22U7W |
In 2018, Salvador campaigned to be a state representative for São Paulo<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 25, 2018|title=Transgender woman runs for Brazil state legislature {{!}} Reuters.com|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/transgender-woman-runs-for-brazil-state-idUSRTS22U7W|access-date=2021-06-11|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> with the [[Socialism and Liberty Party]]<ref name=":1" /> on a [[Party platform|platform]] of support for [[LGBT rights in Brazil|LGBT rights]], [[education]], and adoption.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 2019, Salvador was officially [[Ordination|ordained]], becoming the first transgender [[The Reverend|reverend]] in [[Latin America]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoard |first=KC |date=2021-08-20 |title=Alexya Salvador, Brazil's First Trans Pastor, Is Blazing a Trail for LGBTQ+ Inclusion |url=https://www.them.us/story/brazils-first-trans-pastor-alexya-salvador |access-date=2021-09-16 |website=[[them.]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Recognition == |
== Recognition == |
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In June 2021, a [[documentary film]] titled {{Lang|pt|Deus é Mulher}} ("God is a Woman") was scheduled to appear at a [[Docs in Progress]] event during the 2021 [[Cannes Film Festival]]. The film, written and directed by [[Bárbara Cunha]], explores the life and trajectory of Alexya Salvador.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2021|title=Documentário de Bárbara Cunha estará no Festival de Cannes|trans-title=Barbára Cunha's documentary will be at the Cannes Film Festival|url=https://www.folhape.com.br/cultura/documentario-de-barbara-cunha-estara-no-festival-de-cannes/186733/ |
In June 2021, a [[documentary film]] titled {{Lang|pt|Deus é Mulher}} ("God is a Woman") was scheduled to appear at a [[Docs in Progress]] event during the 2021 [[Cannes Film Festival]]. The film, written and directed by [[Bárbara Cunha]], explores the life and trajectory of Alexya Salvador.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Documentário de Bárbara Cunha estará no Festival de Cannes |trans-title=Barbára Cunha's documentary will be at the Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.folhape.com.br/cultura/documentario-de-barbara-cunha-estara-no-festival-de-cannes/186733/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=[[Folha de Pernambuco]] |language=pt-br}}</ref> |
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Alexya Salvador
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Alexya Salvador in 2017
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| Born | (1980-11-18) November 18, 1980 (age 43) |
| Occupation(s) | Reverend, teacher |
Alexya Lucas Evangelista Salvador (born 1980) is a Brazilian teacher and reverend. She was ordained in 2019, becoming the first transgender reverend in Latin America. She was additionally the first trans womantoadopt a child in Brazil.
Alexya Lucas Evangelista Salvador was born on November 18, 1980, in Mairiporã, Brazil.[1] Her parents were Catholic but non-practicing, and at the age of seven she begged them to take her to church. She was bullied at school.[2]
When Salvador was young, and before she realized that she was transgender, she wanted to be a priest. She joined a seminary, and enjoyed attending Canção Nova events, but was made uncomfortable by anti-LGBT rhetoric. As a result, she decided that she would not become a priest, leaving the seminary but continuing to attend church. She eventually left the Catholic Church.[2]
A year and a half after leaving the Catholic Church, Salvador and her now-husband Roberto were looking for a way to get married. Salvador came across the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), which had a branch in São Paulo; she and Roberto were married as gay men in a June 2010 group wedding at the MCC. They subsequently started to attend church services there as well.[2]
At age 28, Salvador transitioned.[3] She was initially worried that coming out to Roberto as a trans woman would end their relationship, but he supported her through her transition and they remained together.[2]
Salvador began researching adoption in 2014, but couldn't find any stories of trans womenortravestis who had adopted children. An adoption lawyer told her that she would be the first trans person to adopt a child in Brazil. In October 2015, Salvador and her husband adopted a boy with special needs[3] after a 6-month legal process,[2] and Salvador became the first trans woman and the first travesti to adopt a child in Brazil. The couple later adopted a transgender girl in 2016, and another in 2019.[3] Salvador is the oldest of three siblings, and wanted to have three children.[2]
As of August 2020[update], Salvador was living in Mairiporã with her husband, one son, and two daughters. She was seeking a location to open a branch of the MCC nearby.[2]
Salvador began working as a public school teacher in 2004. As of August 2019[update], she was the vice president of the Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families.[4]
In 2015, Salvador was appointed as an assistant pastor at the Metropolitan Community ChurchinSão Paulo.[4]
In May 2017, Salvador held a MassinCuba along with Cindy Bourgeois (a Canadian trans pastor) and Allyson Robinson. Reuters reported that it was the first Eucharist led by a trans pastor in Cuban history. At the service, Salvador said that "God's love is radically inclusive."[5]
In 2018, Salvador campaigned to be a state representative for São Paulo[6] with the Socialism and Liberty Party[1] on a platform of support for LGBT rights, education, and adoption.[4]
In 2019, Salvador was officially ordained, becoming the first transgender reverendinLatin America.[7]
In June 2021, a documentary film titled Deus é Mulher ("God is a Woman") was scheduled to appear at a Docs in Progress event during the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film, written and directed by Bárbara Cunha, explores the life and trajectory of Alexya Salvador.[8]
