João W. Nery (12 February 1950 – 26 October 2018), was a Brazilian writer, psychologist, and LGBT activist.

[1] Nery became an LGBT rights activist, especially of the trans population.

A bill by congressman Jean Wyllys and congresswoman Erika Kokay bears his name.

[2] Based on the Argentine Identity and Gender Law, the project guarantees the right to recognize the gender identity of all transgender people in Brazil, without the need for judicial authorization, medical or psychological reports, surgery or hormone treatment.

In September 2018, Nery revealed on social networks that the cancer had reached his brain.