Tamara Adrian (C), holds a LGBT flag as she arrives to register her candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections at an office of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas August 7, 2015. The first transgender politician to run for popular election in Venezuela on Friday registered as candidate for Congress as part of the opposition bloc, promising to advance gay rights in the traditionally macho South American society. Lawyer and gay rights activist Adrian aims to register as a woman, though she had to register under her given name Thomas Adrian despite a 2002 sex change and it remains unclear if electoral authorities will categorize her as a woman. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins