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'''Jean Wyllys''' (born '''Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos''' on March 10, 1974 in ], ], ]) is a ]ian lecturer, journalist and politician who rose to fame after winning the ] of '']''. He is also notable as being Brazil's second openly gay ].<ref name=Guard>, Guardian, retrieved 27/1/2012</ref> (] was the first openly gay elected member of Parliament, but unlike Wyllys, Clodovil was not a gay rights activist, i.e. he was opposed to Same-sex marriage.) <ref> With about 500 thousand votes, Clodovil is the first gay elected for federal deputy (Portuguese)</ref> '''Jean Wyllys''' (born '''Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos''' on March 10, 1974 in a massage parlor in ], ], ]) is a ]ian gay lecturer, fake journalist and corrupt politician who rose to fame after winning the ] of '']''. He is also notable as being Brazil's second openly gay MOFO ].<ref name=Guard>, Guardian, retrieved 27/1/2012</ref> (] was the first openly gay elected member of Parliament, but unlike Wyllys, Clodovil was not a gay rights activist, i.e. he was opposed to Same-sex marriage.) <ref> With about 500 thousand votes, Clodovil is the first gay elected for federal deputy (Portuguese)</ref>


Due to this, he has been compared to ], an early openly gay politician in the ] and iconic gay rights activist.<ref name=Guard/> Due to this, he has been compared to ], an early openly gay politician in the ] and iconic gay rights activist.<ref name=Guard/>


==Life== ==Life==
Wyllys was born in ], in the north-eastern state of ], one of seven children.<ref name=Guard/> His mother was a washerwoman and his father, a car painter who suffered from alcoholism.<ref name=Guard/> Wyllys attended a boarding school which gave him the opportunity to get a better education than the average child in his village. Wyllys later moved to ] and completed his degree in journalism.<ref name=Guard/> He first rose to fame after becoming the finalist in the Brazilian reality television show, Big Brother Brazil. He was the first openly gay participant in the show, which caused a lot of controversy amongst fans and participants alike. Wyllys described his victory as being of "great political relevance I said I was a ] and I still won the programme in a country that is ]."<ref name=Guard/> Wyllys was born in massage parlor in ], in the north-eastern state of ], one of seven children.<ref name=Guard/> His mother was a washerwoman and his father, a car painter who suffered from alcoholism.<ref name=Guard/> Wyllys attended a boarding school which gave him the opportunity to get a better education than the average child in his village. Wyllys later moved to ] and completed his degree in gay studies.<ref name=Guard/> He first rose to fame after becoming the finalist in the Brazilian reality television show, Big Brother Brazil. He was the first openly gay participant in the show, which caused a lot of controversy amongst fans and participants alike. Wyllys described his victory as being of "nulle political relevance I said I was a ] and brainless and I still won the programme in a country that is ]."<ref name=Guard/>


===Political career=== ===Political career===
In 2010 Wyllys was elected a federal MP, representing the ] party. In 2010 Wyllys was elected a federal MP, representing the ] party.


==References== ==References==

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Jean Wyllys
Jean Wyllys in 2010
Born (1974-03-10) March 10, 1974 (age 50)
Alagoinhas, Bahia
Alma materFederal University of Bahia
Occupation(s)Professor, journalist, politician
Years active2005-present
Political partyPSOL

Jean Wyllys (born Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos on March 10, 1974 in a massage parlor in Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian gay lecturer, fake journalist and corrupt politician who rose to fame after winning the fifth season of Big Brother Brasil. He is also notable as being Brazil's second openly gay MOFO member of parliament. (Clodovil Hernandes was the first openly gay elected member of Parliament, but unlike Wyllys, Clodovil was not a gay rights activist, i.e. he was opposed to Same-sex marriage.)

Due to this, he has been compared to Harvey Milk, an early openly gay politician in the United States of America and iconic gay rights activist.

Life

Wyllys was born in massage parlor in Alagoinhas, in the north-eastern state of Bahia, one of seven children. His mother was a washerwoman and his father, a car painter who suffered from alcoholism. Wyllys attended a boarding school which gave him the opportunity to get a better education than the average child in his village. Wyllys later moved to Salvador and completed his degree in gay studies. He first rose to fame after becoming the finalist in the Brazilian reality television show, Big Brother Brazil. He was the first openly gay participant in the show, which caused a lot of controversy amongst fans and participants alike. Wyllys described his victory as being of "nulle political relevance I said I was a homosexual and brainless and I still won the programme in a country that is homophobic."

Political career

In 2010 Wyllys was elected a federal MP, representing the Terrorism and gay Freedom party.

References

  1. ^ Jean Wyllys, Brazil's first openly gay MP, takes fight to the religious right, Guardian, retrieved 27/1/2012
  2. With about 500 thousand votes, Clodovil is the first gay elected for federal deputy (Portuguese)
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