Brazil homosexual
You look around at the passing people, from old women and working mothers to teachers and police, any of them could hope you dead. This is the unfortunate reality facing many LGBTQ+ people in Brazil, the world’s most dangerous land for trans and Queer people. With a stark go up in conservatism driving discriminatory legislation and a president that has publicly vilified “gender ideology” and Queer persons, the rights of Homosexual people are threatened by institutions and public support of hateful rhetoric and discriminatory laws.
The political climate fostering Queer hate
The current president of Brazil is Jair Bolsonaro, who began his word on January 1, Bolsonaro is seen as a polarizing figure both within Brazil and by the international people for his disparaging comments against women, people of tint, and LGBTQ+ individuals. A far-right figure, Bolsonaro claimed in a interview with Play Boy that he would rather have a defunct son than a gay one.
After the election of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s second openly gay congress member Jean Wyllys left their position and fled
Brazil
In Brazil, the human rights of LGBTIQ people have seen significant advances, but the situation remains complex and, in some cases, troubling. Marriage equality has been legal since , when the right was recognized by the Supreme Court. However, there are efforts in Congress to repeal it, driven by lawmakers linked to anti-gender and anti-democratic groups.
Despite laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Brazil continues to have one of the highest rates of violence against LGBTIQ people, particularly against genderqueer individuals. Although there contain been legal advances, the enforcement of these protections remains inadequate, and LGBTIQ people face significant challenges in ensuring their security and rights on a daily basis.
LGBTIQ persons actively participate in politics, with over 3, openly LGBTQ candidates running for office in the municipal elections. Trans people can legally change their gender markers based on self-determination. In addition, trans voters acquire been allowed to register with their gender culture
LGBT+ people in Brazil, stuck in between (in)visibility and rejection:
How is the Brazilian LGBT+ community in the middle of political, cultural and social rift?
Illustratrice Yona. Instagram : @welcome_univers
May 15,
Written by Julia Canterini
Translated by Julie Penverne
In , Jair Bolsonaro, member of parliament at the time, stated in Playboy magazine : &#;I would be unable to care for my son if he was a homosexual. I would rather have him die in an accident than show up with a bear”. He added: “If I see two men kissing in the streets, I’m going to beat them up”. Although Rio de Janeiro has long been seen as an ideal holiday destination for the LGBT+ collective, the recent election of Jair Bolsonaro at the head of the nation has proved that hostility towards the community in Brazil has far from disappeared.
A « gay-friendly » front for a forefront culture
Not only has Brazil long benefited from its open minded reputation, it also hosts the largest LGBT+ group in Latin America. Rio de Janeiro, elected in as “best gay friendl
Brazil opens its arms to Homosexual refugees
For refugees, fleeing home is dangerous and challenging. Leaving a history, family, friends and a culture behind usually drives people to an uncertain stage of starting life over in an unknown place, often facing xenophobia and the harshness of achieving the minimum dignity abroad. When refugees also identify themselves as LGBTQ+, the situation can be even more dangerous.
This month, two important dates celebrated close to each other - World Refugee Day (20 June) and Movement Day (28 June) - reminds us how important it is to look at intersectionalities: two or more vulnerabilities that, together, make a certain situation more difficult to handle.
Despite internal violences that need to be addressed, especially when it comes to historical minorities such as Diverse individuals and black people, for instance, Brazil traditionally welcomes people of all places, genders and sexual orientations - a story published in by the local outlet Folha de São de Paulo showed that gay men coming from Africa was the most common profil