João Antônio de Sousa Mascarenhas (October 24,1927 – Rio de Janeiro, 1998) was a prominent Brazilian social activist, pioneers in the struggle for the humanand civil rights of homosexual citizens in Brazil. [1]
A lawyer and pelotensepolyglot, Mascarenhas settled permanently in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where he lived most of his life, and where he died.[2]
Mascarenhas was one of the founders of the newspaper O Lampião da Esquina, also known simply as O Lampião (1978) and the Homosexual Group Triângulo Rosa (1977-1988), which was officially registered only in April 1985.
In 1977, Mascarenhas received Winston Leyland, editor ofthe Gay Sunshine Press, based in San Francisco, California, in order to collaborate with this researcher and foreign author on the social life and civil ambitions of this segment of the population of Brazil. The result of this historic moment has translated into actions in favor ofthe rights of LGBT citizenshipin Brazil and, therefore, this year is considered as one of the fundamental milestones of the beginning of the Brazilian Homosexual Movement.
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