Tifanny Abreu
Tifanny Abreu (born 1984, Goiás, Brazil) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She was the first trans woman to play in the Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga.[1]
Before playing in women's championships, she competed as a man for Superliga A and B in Brazil, and other championships in the leagues of Indonesia, Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. While in JTV Dero Zele-Berlare, Abreu decided to complete her gender transition. In 2017, she received permission from the International Volleyball Federation to compete in women's leagues.[1]
In 2018 Abreu ran as a candidate for the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.[2]
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named her among the fifty heroes “leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people”.[3][4]
Clubs
| Period | Club | Country | Ref. |
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| 2008-09 | Esmoriz |  Portugal
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| 2014 | JTV Dero Zele-Berlare |  Belgium
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| 2017 | Golem Palmi |  Italy
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| 2017- | Vôlei Bauru |  Brazil
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References
- ^ a b c "Primeira trans da Superliga sonha com seleção e diz que mãe confunde seu nome". Globoesporte.
- ^ Kaiser, Anna Jean (October 5, 2018). "'Why not?': Transgender candidate busts stereotypes in Brazil" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Queerty Pride50 2020 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Bull, Chris (2020-06-18). "Meet the brave sports heroes of 2020 changing the world for the better". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ a b c "Rodrigo virou Tiffany, o ícone transexual que agita o voleibol". www.dn.pt.