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PRIDE PARADE DRAWS 2 MILLION TO SÃO PAULO’S STREETS
São Paulo’s Pride Parade was already considered the world’s biggest. This year’s edition lived up to the hype, as more than 2 million people took to the streets this Sunday. Under the theme of “social...
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BRAZILIANS REACT TO ORLANDO SHOOTINGS
The terrible shootings that killed 50 people in an Orlando gay club inspired intense reactions from Brazilian politicians. Most took the chance to express shock and their solidarity with the victims....
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CONGRESSMAN TO BE PROSECUTED FOR INCITING RAPE
Congressman Jair Bolsonaro has never been afraid to speak his mind. He says what he wants to, regardless of how racist, homophobic, or misogynistic his comment might be. Now, Bolsonaro will be...
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WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR LGBT PEOPLE IN BRAZIL?
The Pride Parade has become one of São Paulo’s most famous touristic events. Every year, 2 million people take to the streets of Brazil’s biggest city in what is considered by some as the world’s...
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WHY BRAZIL NEEDS A LAW TO FIGHT HOMOPHOBIA
On a Friday night back in 2011, a man and his son were returning home after a concert in São Paulo’s countryside. Suddenly, there were surrounded by a group of men who asked the father and son if they...
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BRAZILIAN TEAM COULD BE PUNISHED FOR HOMOPHOBIC CHANTS
Since the Rio 2016 Olympics, the behavior of Brazilian fans in stadiums has been the subject of criticism. Local fans have been labeled as sometimes “too intense” and overtly disrespectful to athletes...
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BRAZILIAN ENGINEERING STUDENT WALKS GRADUATION IN RED DRESS AND HEELS
Brazil’s prestigious Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) held its graduation this week. Normally, the ceremony would have gone on without much ado. But the photo of one cross-dressing graduate...
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2017 HASN’T STARTED OFF WELL FOR BRAZIL’S LGBT COMMUNITY
2017 has not started off well for Brazil’s LGBT community. This week, a woman confessed to stabbing son to death And later burning his body. Why? Because he was gay. Additionally, the telenovela actor...
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