This year, however, the São Paulo Pride Parade took place at a time when Brazil’s political divisions have been getting more and more intense. On one hand, the LGBT community has managed important victories, such as the Supreme Court’s decision to criminalize homophobia, or the inclusion of trans women in legislation to combat domestic violence.
At the same time, however, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has become something of an embodiment of homophobia in the country. In the past, he said he’d rather have a dead son than a gay son. And if his one of his children came out as gay—he promised he would “beat it out of them.”
So, what is it like to be gay in Bolsonaro’s Brazil? That’s our discussion this week.
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