DüşüNCELER HAKKıNDA BILMEK ISTANBUL TRAVESTILERI

The reference to gold, frankincense and myrrh compares Xica Manicongo to Jesus and thus describes her as divine as well. She is an ancestor and saint or orixá who lifts up today’s travestis and pushes them to persist despite their difficulties (symbolized by the dirt on their feet). The reference to Vera Verão points towards visible Black queer