"I want the right wing to understand and discuss diversity," says pre-candidate Thammy Miranda.
"I don't want to define myself as right or left. I want the right to talk about this too. I want them to understand, to discuss this as well," stated actor Thammy Miranda, who is a transgender man and has been the target of attacks on the internet. "I'm not going to define myself as communist, or conservative, or anything. I'm progressive," he added, a pre-candidate for city councilor in São Paulo.
247 - Targets of Threats and attacks for participating in the Father's Day campaign promoted by Natura.Actor and businessman Thammy Miranda, 37, confirmed his pre-candidacy for city councilor for the PL party in São Paulo and highlighted the need to raise the discussion about diversity. His statements were published by BBC Brazil.
"I don't want to define myself as right or left. I want the right to talk about this too. I want them to understand, to discuss this as well. I want them to have space for this there too. So that they know, they know that there doesn't need to be this disrespect and that by respecting each other we can be on the right, on the left, in the center, wherever. Let's respect each other and that's okay, regardless of political orientation," he said, who is the son of singer Gretchen.
The actor was the target of attacks from well-known people, such as... federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PSL-SP) and pastor-businessman Silas Malafaia"I'm not going to define myself as a communist, or a conservative, or anything like that. I'm progressive, I'm forward-thinking, I want Brazil and humanity to evolve and for people to be better, regardless of political issues," said Miranda.
The actor stated that he is "God-fearing and believes that He does nothing in vain." "If I came into the world as I did, I certainly have a mission. If He made me someone so well-known, with so much visibility, He must have a purpose so that we can take this voice to more places," he said.
"I believe God has a mission in my life because it's unbelievable, everything I touch, everything that comes to me is prosperous, good, and light. God has a purpose in relation to this, so that we can bring this to more people and they can begin to understand that it's normal, that there are different people and that they need to be respected like anyone else. We are all human beings, regardless of our condition, choices, or color. We are human beings, and that's all that needs to be respected, nothing more."