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vladimir luxuria at bologna gay pride 2012 lazio communist refoundation party actress television personality member of the italian chamber of deputies 24 june 1965 april 10 , 2006 luxuria - foto giovanni dall ` orto , 9 giugno 2012.jpg , vladimir al bologna pride 2012 - 2 vladimir luxuria
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vladimir luxuria

vladimir `` vladi '' luxuria , born wladimiro guadagno in foggia , apulia -lrb- june 24 , 1965 -rrb- is an italian actress , writer , politician and television host .
luxuria was a communist refoundation party member of the italian parliament , belonging to romano prodi 's l'unione coalition .
she was the first openly transgender member of parliament in europe , and the world 's second openly transgender mp after new zealander georgina beyer .
she lost her seat in the election of april , 2008 .
although luxuria lives exclusively as a female , she has not undergone sex change surgery and she remains legally male .
she has stated on occasion that she perceives herself as neither male nor female .
in the 2006 general election , luxuria was elected to the chamber of deputies by the lazio 1 constituency in rome .
she lost her seat in the 2008 election .
after the retirement of beyer and luxuria , there were no transgender mps reported in the world , until 2011 , when anna grodzka was elected to the polish parliament .
