Laerte-se Page #7

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If I understand, more and more,

that the gender issue

is supposed to be addressed

as a cultural construct,

not as something created by God,

then I can revisit everything.

I'm loving these dresses.

Have you decided?

Yes and no.

HOW TO FREE A PRINCESS:

STEP 1...

...FREE HER!

The princess cap fits me very well.

It comes from my sister.

She is a creature

with very elaborate arguments.

In your family you are the princess

and she is the warrior?

Yes, I think so.

Is it nice being a princess?

Yes, but there is also the problem

of feeling overly protected

by life.

Do you think you are protected?

-I do!

-You do?

Definitely!

I really did not experience

life's brutality.

I didn't go through that.

I don't have these life experiences

with people who, for example,

want to kill all the white people,

or all the black people,

or all the Indians,

or all the Europeans, or all...

I don't know.

But what would constitute that?

Rape, for instance.

Violence

against your body and your life.

Because it is an unbelievable violence

In most cases, there is no reaction.

It is a violence

that leaves the person prostrated,

stolen and humiliated forever.

And you rarely see a response,

an accusation or a report.

And for that to generate

a process that will lead to punishment.

How would I have responded...

to such big tests?

To these phenomenal things?

Would I have given up? I gave up.

I gave up my homosexuality for much less.

My desire for men

was something so shocking to me

that it, probably,

made me want to be a woman.

I instantly wanted to be a woman.

I think this is a sort of transgender

desire I had in my teenage years.

I recognize that as something

that happened.

It's true.

I don't know if it's the same thing

that happened 50 years later,

or 40 years later.

I think that people

change their motivations too.

But this certainly happened to me

when I was 17.

But you say that homosexuality frightened

you so much that in the end, you...

-Yes, I felt like being a woman.

-It was easier being a woman...

To be normal.

It was easier being a woman

than a man that likes men.

WHAT ABOUT LOVE?

LOVE. n. A feeling that drives souls

towards what seems beautiful,

true and fair to them,

constituting the object of our affection.

MAYBE GOOGLE IT?

I still haven't had the experience

of being desired by a man

in a way that is similar,

or in a way...

mixed with how he would desire a woman.

Have you fallen in love?

I am not sure.

I am not sure if I fell in love

and wanted a relationship,

or if the idea of having one...

This is a powerful thing about love too.

There is a country called Love.

And sometimes

you see yourself inside of it

and you don't know

who you're with very well.

You don't even know

who is accompanying you,

but the country is beautiful,

it's interesting,

there is beautiful scenery,

there are moments.

Things make sense.

Coincidences are not coincidences.

Everything is different.

So, I think...

It was very fast, something like a month.

Between starting and breaking up, a month.

I don't know, my pattern has been nine,

eight years.

Was it a man, a woman, trans?

It was a woman.

Homosexual.

And that was quite interesting too,

because she was interested

in the woman I am.

Or, at least in a way, for the woman I am.

Interesting!

Hello! How are you?

-How are you?

-Fine, thanks.

Look at the kitty.

Look!

How is the renovation going?

It is moving.

-How are you?

-Fine!

-You refurbished the entire house!

-I did, yes.

So beautiful. Is it a boy or a girl?

It's a cat, it's a female cat.

So beautiful.

She is paraplegic.

Does she use a wheelchair?

She doesn't like it.

But it's so difficult, isn't it?

You know how difficult these things are.

But I see a lot of dogs on wheelchairs...

Dogs get along with it.

She prefers to crawl.

Do you carry her around?

She walks by herself.

I stay here in case a dog shows up,

so I can protect her.

He is afraid of cats. Can you believe it?

Super scared. There is a cat

that confronts him in the other street.

Let's go, son.

Say goodbye to your friend.

-Bye!

-Bye!

Hi, Dad!

Hi!

Wow! Your eyes! They are great.

I would like to go to Laila's wedding,

which will be in October,

already in shape.

What are you planning for the wedding?

-The dress?

-Yes.

Well, if I really have big b*obs...

I mean, the b*obs will be this size.

But if I do have them in place,

then I think I'll wear a strapless dress.

You can drive as usual

You can drive as usual

Why do people get married?

It is so boring.

What?

This process. This last day.

You are tense.

I am tense.

It is a party that I am not going to miss

no matter what.

It is a very nice moment in her life,

I want to be there.

All pretty.

And it will be

on Diogo's birthday.

Laila also thought about that.

It all sort of ties in.

-She planned the wedding on...

-October 22, Diogo's birthday.

It was his birthday.

I thought this was very beautiful.

I was very touched by the idea, so...

It's an idea

that means he will be there with us.

And the fact that she scheduled it

for Diogo's birthday

was, to me,

a clear sign that she wanted

to have the whole family together.

And I feel

that I can also bring my b*obs

as a contribution to this "togetherness".

Do you get it?

Of course I will go

even if I don't have b*obs.

CADU AND LAILA!

THROUGH THE SEVEN SEAS OF LOVE!

KISSES! LAERTE

How do you see your drawing?

Immature.

I have been doing this for 40 years

and I still have immature drawings.

What does that mean?

Do you think your body is resolved?

Ah, nice link.

Nice link.

I think a body

is very rarely resolved forever.

But I like to go out

and take my body for a walk

peacefully.

How do I manage that?

I mean, being physically in the world

requires a certain amount

of security from us, right?

I think so.

And do you think a body can be complete?

No.

Drawings can't be either.

We are always in a process of change.

FOR THEA:

Subtitle translation: Amanda Jorgensen

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