Vladimir Luxuria
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Vladimir Luxuria (born Wladimiro Guadagno in Foggia, Apulia June 24, 1965), is an Italian actress, television personality, and politician. She is currently a Communist member of the Italian parliament, belonging to Romano Prodi's L'Unione coalition. She is the first member of Parliament in Europe known to be transgender, and the world's second transgender MP after New Zealander Georgina Beyer.
In the 2006 general election, Luxuria was elected to the Chamber of Deputies by the Lazio 1 district in Rome.
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[edit] Biography
Luxuria moved to Rome in 1985 to study foreign languages and literature. She also began to act, using her gender ambiguity as a hallmark. She earned her first acting credit in Cena alle nove by Paolo Breccia in 1991; began organizing parties and gay pride events, becoming director of the Circolo di cultura omosessuale Mario Mieli in 1993. She organized Italy's first pride festival, in Rome on June 2, 1994, which attracted some ten thousand people.
She also became well-known for participating in charity organizations before making the jump to politics.
Luxuria identifies using the English word "transgender" and prefers feminine pronouns, titles, and adjectives.
[edit] Election in 2006
Although her Lazio 1 district was seen as a safe Communist seat, her election was not without difficulties, particularly after she disclosed that she had been a sex worker for a time shortly after arriving in Rome. Clemente Mastella, chief of a more moderate party in her own coalition, called her "a ridiculous Cicciolina," referring to a pornographic actress who had also served as an Italian MP. Alessandra Mussolini said, referring to Luxuria, that it was "better to be a fascist than a faggot" (meglio fascista che frocio).
During the election, she and another candidate were attacked by a group of fifteen people, allegedly including Alleanza Nazionale politicians; they pelted her with fennel (in Italian finocchio, a word also meaning "faggot"). (AGI) The politicians in question were suspended by AN; Luxuria criticized the police for the time it took for them to respond to the incident. (L'Unità) (La Repubblica)
[edit] Service
Her service in the Italian parliament got off to a rocky start, with right-wing politicians insisting she not be allowed to use women's washrooms in the parliament building and calling for a third washroom to be built. (365gay.com)
[edit] Filmography
- Cena alle nove, directed by Paolo Breccia (1991)
- Come mi vuoi, directed by Carmine Amoroso (1996)
- Tutti giù per terra, directed by Davide Ferrario (1996)
- Sono positivo, directed by Cristiano Bortone (1998)
- La vespa e la regina, directed by Antonello De Leo (1999)
- Guardami, directed by Davide Ferrario (1999)
- Ponte Milvio (film), directed by Roberto Meddi (1999)
- Ogni lasciato è perso, directed by Piero Chiambretti (2000)
- Mater Natura, directed by Massimo Andrei (2005)
[edit] External links
- Vladimir Luxuria
- "Meglio fascista che frocio" A short passage of the video showing the quarrel between Mussolini and Luxuria.
- Vladimir Luxuria at the Internet Movie Database (as Vladimir Luxuria)
- Vladimir Luxuria at the Internet Movie Database (as Wladimiro Guadagno)
