Georgina Beyer

Georgina Beyer (Wellington, 1957). Born George, and Maori race, the 17 was assumed to be women and began dressing as such. 'Destroyed all my clothes boy' she recalls. This sexual bet, however, it led to the marginalization and survive as a sex worker.

Years later, dressing like a women, carved a career as an actress in film, theatre and television which won several awards. 'Participating in movies helped make visible image from the TV transsexual' says Beyer.

In the end, tired of only interpret dissolute life characters, moved to Carterton, a rural village, traditional and conservative, white majority. It was there when she heard the call of politics.

Encouraged by a councillor in 1992 was presented to the local elections, but fell 14 votes for a seat on the consistory. The following year she was edil and, in 1995, a new mayor of Carterton, obtaining more votes than the other three candidates combined.

She management led to the Labour Party of New Zealand is proposing to apply to Parliament in 1998. And ended up sweeping her opponent in the Conservative Party, who had been prime minister of the country before.

In 2002 she was re-elected parliament. During her two periods prompted legislative initiatives in favour of homosexuals that eventually became law in your country, also participated in a legislative reform in favour of sex work in New Zealand.

Resigned her third term as parliament in February 2007 by disagreements with his political party.

Transexual, woman-was operated in 1994 - and parliamentary Beyer has not only experienced a double metamorphosis in the last decade. Her life is a continuous metamorphosis: 'What has happened to me over the past 30 years is the result of having been at every moment in the right place. A time in which gays and transsexuals have undergone a process of transformation and have been able to leave the marginality. I came to Parliament despite being transsexual, not to be' she says. Beyer.

Source:

El País: http://www.convencion.org.uy/menu6-070.htm

El Mundo: http://w3.el-mundo.es/papel/2002/10/31/espana/1261270.html

More information about Georgina Beyer:

Official website: http://www.georginabeyer.com/index.htm