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Added on: 06/11/2021

Mass for LGBT community criticized by Traditionalists in Brazil

06/11/2021

A Mass in memory of murdered members of the LGBT community has spurred controversy in Brazil. While LGBT Catholic movements hailed the event as a sign of…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

‘Epidemic of violence’: Brazil shocked by ‘barbaric’ gang-rape of gay man

06/09/2021

An act of “barbaric” violence where a 22-year-old gay man was gang-raped and tortured has prompted fierce reaction in Brazil and is evidence of a growing tide…

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Added on: 05/21/2021

GAY ACTIVIST SHOT, SET ABLAZE IN BRAZIL

05/20/2021

The body of a 25-year-old teacher, Professor Lindolfo Kosmaski, who was active in his local LGBTQI community was found on April 30th, shot and burnt alive in…

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Added on: 04/29/2021

Brazilian musician shines light on intersection of sexuality and Judaism

04/29/2021

Brazil is a diverse and complex country. For 32-year-old Assucena Assucena, who is trans and Jewish (of Moroccan and Sephardic descent), that complexity is intensified. To be…

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Added on: 04/07/2021

Venezuela’s Secret: Crimes Against LGBTQ+ Migrants And Sex Workers

04/06/2021

“Hello, Papi, I am in Brazil.” A text message I received sitting in my home office after nearly a month of silence signified Victor Arellano’s nine-month battle…

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Added on: 02/18/2021

Brazil churches spark controversy with LGBT+ support in Lent campaign

02/17/2021

SAO PAOLO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A group of major Brazilian churches came under fire for supporting LGBT+ people for the first time in an annual Lent…

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Added on: 01/25/2021

Brazil’s LGBT refugees tell their stories in the short film ‘Hazte Sentir’

01/24/2021

The short film Hazte Sentir (Make Yourself Heard) documents a moment in the lives of LGBT refugees in Manaus, the largest city in Brazil’s Amazonas state. Cineola…

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Added on: 01/17/2021

‘An inspiration’: How Marta’s engagement gave Brazilian LGBT community strength in fight against homophobia

1/16/21

On 4 January, Brazil’s six-time Ballon d’Or winner Marta logged onto Instagram and posted three pictures of herself alongside her partner and Orlando Pride teammate Toni Deion…

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Added on: 11/29/2020

Widow of murdered LGBT+ politician in Brazil vows to combat hate with election win

11/28/2020

Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, her partner Monica Benicio has also won a council seat and vowed to fight for justice…

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Added on: 11/19/2020

What Brazil’s local elections could mean for Bolsonaro’s political future

11/18/2020

On Sunday, in the midst of a pandemic, Brazil voted to choose city councilors and mayors. The results show a confusing electoral scenario in which the so-called…

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Historic wins for transgender candidates in Brazil vote

11/16/2020

Transgender candidates on Monday celebrated a series of historic wins in municipal elections in Brazil, where they were allowed to run for the first time under their…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic ‘like fags’

11/11/2020

President Jair Bolsonaro drew criticism Tuesday for telling Brazilians not to deal with Covid-19 like “a country of fags,” the far-right leader’s latest controversial outburst on the…

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Added on: 09/28/2020

Drag queens to grace Vogue magazine cover in Brazil

09/28/2020

MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A pair of drag queens will grace the October cover of Vogue in Brazil, the magazine said on Monday, marking a…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Reported murders, suicides of trans people soar in Brazil

09/08/2020

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of transgender people killed in Brazil this year has risen by 70% over last year, according to research underscoring the South…

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Brazilian football fans put aside rivalry to protest ‘homophobic, racist’ president Jair Bolsonaro

07/22/2020

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s “proudly” homophobic president, has been globally criticised for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, consistently playing down the virus despite recently contracting it himself….

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Added on: 07/20/2020

With Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

07/19/2020

As a gay man growing up in Brazil, Afif Sarhan was banned from donating blood for most of his life. “I thought, ‘Why is my blood inferior…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

Brazil LGBTQ group avoids coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building

07/13/2020

In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.”…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Brazil: Bolsonaro reportedly uses homophobic slur to mock masks

07/08/2020

One day after announcing he had tested positive for coronavirus Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for allegedly using homophobic language to mock the use of face…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

‘Another Marielle Franco Shouldn’t Die’: Film Memorializes Slain Brazilian LGBT Activist

07/07/2020

A few days before George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking Black Lives Matter protests worldwide, a 14-year-old black teenager named João Pedro Matos Pinto was…

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Added on: 06/29/2020

Gay, trans Brazilians pummeled by coronavirus economic crisis

06/28/2020

One in four unemployed gay and trans Brazilians has lost their job recently during the coronavirus outbreak, a survey released on Sunday found, showing the joblessness among…

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Added on: 06/12/2020

Neymar Jr to Face Homophobia Charges in Brazil

06/11/2020

As French teams await for the resumption of the French Football league (Ligue 1), a Brazilian LGBT activist has filed a lawsuit against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward…

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Added on: 05/31/2020

Brazil’s crisis deepens as Bolsonaro holds on to the military for support

05/30/2020

Brazil has kicked political drama to the curb. Between scandals, powerplay episodes, and a slew of surprising statements, the South American country has been a mainstay in…

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Added on: 05/21/2020

‘If I don’t have sex I’ll die of hunger’: Covid-19 crisis for Rio’s trans sex workers

02/20/2020

Social distancing is keeping people off the streets of central Rio de Janeiro. And that has created serious challenges for its trans sex workers, who have seen…

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Added on: 05/20/2020

Supreme Court Strikes Down Bigotry in Brazil’s Schools

05/19/2020

Amid the public health crisis in the country, Brazil has recently achieved two significant victories for the right to education and the rights of women and lesbian,…

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Added on: 05/10/2020

Brazil’s Supreme Court throws out rules that limit gay men donating blood

05/09/2020

Brazil’s Supreme Court has overturned rules that limit gay and bisexual men from donating blood in a decision considered a human rights victory for LGBT+ people in…

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Added on: 05/02/2020

Brazil’s president accuses World Health Organization of turning kids gay

05/01/2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of trying to turn children gay in a series of bizarre claims on Facebook. He later deleted…

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Added on: 04/09/2020

An Intro to Brazil’s History of Censorship

04/08/2020

Brazil has a long history of censoring artists and the arts. In fact, several artists had their works censored and had to flee the country during the…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

Coronavirus: Bolsonaro fasts and prays for “Brazil’s liberation from epidemics”

04/05/2020

In response to the outbreak of coronavirus, Brazilian President Gerard Bolsonaro said Sunday was a day of prayer and fasting, and encouraged citizens to ask God to…

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Added on: 03/24/2020

In são paulo, the cultural center is re-opened

03/23/2020

A little more than a year after it was created as the Cultural Itaim, it will be re-opened by the mayor of Sao Paulo on Friday, the…

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Added on: 03/11/2020

Miami Mayor to Honor Brazil’s Anti-LGBT, Climate-Change-Denying President

03/10/2020

Miami politicians, quite reasonably, do not like communists. But Miami Mayor Francis Suarez apparently has no problem with raging right-wingers who hate LGBTQ people, heap praise on…