Transgender migrants find shelter among ‘Big Witches’ in prejudiced Portugal
One in five trans and intersex people have been physically or sexually attacked in Portugal in the last five years
20 February 2021 - 08:46
Lisbon — After winning several auditions, including for a Madonna video, Aquila Correia was close to realising her dreams in Portugal, after relying on sex work to survive as a transgender migrant.
Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and Correia was evicted, despite a government ban on the eviction of cash-strapped tenants. As an undocumented black Brazilian without a written contract, Correia had no choice but to pack her bags...
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