Trans congresswoman blasts Trump admin for listing her as “male” on travel visa

[Jessica_Rose]

Trans congresswoman blasts Trump admin for listing her as "male" on travel visa

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/trans-congresswoman-blasts-admin-for-listing-her-as-male-on-travel-visa/

By John Russell (17 April 2025)

Brazilian congresswoman Erika Hilton, who is transgender, says she was issued a U.S. travel visa listing her gender as "male."

Hilton, one of the first two out trans people elected to the National Congress of Brazil in 2022, told Folha de S.Paulo this week that she had been scheduled to participate in a panel at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 2025 Brazil Conference earlier this month. She canceled the trip after receiving her visa.

"I was worried about the treatment I would receive at the airport from the American authorities, given that the name is feminine and the gender described was masculine. I was scared, to be honest. And I didn't accept subjecting myself to that kind of thing," she told the Brazilian outlet.

According to Folha de S.Paulo, Hilton was previously issued a U.S. travel visa in 2023 that listed her gender as female. When she presented documents, including her birth certificate and diplomatic passport, on which her gender is listed as female to the U.S. embassy in Brazil this year, they were ignored.

"I felt violated, disrespected and I felt that my country's powers were being invaded by a completely delusional person, a sick man who occupied the presidency of the United States and feels he owns the truth," Hilton said, referring to President Donald Trump. "My Brazilian civil documents were disrespected."

[Princess Rachel Ann]

Trump is a jerk. It's no wonder he is losing support.

[jori grey]

I like how she refers to Trump "a completely delusional person, a sick man who occupied the presidency of the United States and feels he owns the truth"