Tag: Brazil
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Threats at Lady Gaga Concert: A Wake-Up Call for Safety and Solidarity
A planned attack at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro has sparked safety concerns for the LGBTQ community.
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Police Thwart Bomb Threat at Lady Gaga’s Free Concert in Rio
Brazilian police arrested two people in connection with a bomb threat targeting a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro that drew over 2 million fans.
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Brazilian mother jailed for stabbing her homosexual son to death and burning his body
A woman in the Brazilian province São Paulo has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for murdering her 17-year-old son because of his sexual orientation.
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Marielle Franco is the first-ever LGBTI person to be on the Sakharov Prize shortlist
The European Parliament announced the finalists for the Sakharov Prize on 9 October 2019. And for the first time in its 30 years of existence, a person from the LGBTI community is on the list: Marielle Franco.
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Brazil: same-sex couples rush to the altar ahead of homophobic Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who will be the country’s next president, has called himself a «proud homophobe».