Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose elections has worried LGBT rights activists, gestures during a ceremony.

Current Affairs
Jan 03 2019

Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro already let down the LGBT community

Douglas Braga playing for BeesCats

Community
Jan 03 2019

Gay Brazilian footballer returns to sport after quitting

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a ceremony of presentation of new diplomats' credentials at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on March 8, 2019.

Current Affairs
Jan 01 2019

Brazil’s new ‘proud homophobe’ President Jair Bolsonaro takes office

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 10 2018. - The populist ultra-conservative won 46 percent of the vote in the first round, despite detractors highlighting his contentious past comments demeaning women and gays, and speaking in favor of torture and Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship. Brazil will hold the run-off presidential election next October 28. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)

World
Dec 16 2018

Brazil: Dozens of gay couples marry in mass ceremony

The Brazilian production of The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven, starring Renata Carvalho

Current Affairs
Dec 13 2018

Trans Jesus play sparks death threats in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 28: Jair Bolsonaro, far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), arrives to cast his vote on October 28, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes-Pool/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Oct 30 2018

BBC tweet asks if Brazil’s new leader is ‘homophobic or a refreshing break from political correctness’

RIO DE JAaNEIRO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 28: Jair Bolsonaro, far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), gestures after casting his vote during general elections on October 28, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Oct 29 2018

Brazil’s LGBT community vows resistance to ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro

Current Affairs
Oct 28 2018

‘Proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro on course to win Brazillian presidency, according to final polls

Current Affairs
Oct 08 2018

Who is Fernando Haddad? Brazil’s last hope against anti-LGBT Jair Bolsonaro

Community
Oct 05 2018

Record-breaking number of trans candidates run for office in Brazil

Current Affairs
Sep 27 2018

Brazilian presidential candidate’s stance on LGBT people ‘genuinely terrifying,’ says Stephen Fry

Women react at a march while mourning activist Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro on April 14, 2018, one month after her murder in Lapa. The murder of Franco, a black Brazilian activist who fought her way out of the slums to become a popular councilor, made headlines around the world. The outspoken 38-year-old, who was a critic of police brutality, an advocate for minorities and the posterchild of a new type of politics, was shot dead on March 14 in an assassination-style killing with four bullets to the head. / AFP PHOTO / DIEGO HERCULANO (Photo credit should read DIEGO HERCULANO/AFP/Getty Images)

Crime
Sep 27 2018

More than 300 LGBT+ people have been killed in Brazil so far this year

Fans of Brazil's Atletico Mineiro cheer for their team during their 2016 Libertadores Cup match against Argentina's Racing at the Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on May 4, 2016. / AFP / DOUGLAS MAGNO (Photo credit should read DOUGLAS MAGNO/AFP/Getty Images)

Sport
Sep 18 2018

Brazilian football club condemns its fans after ‘queers will be killed’ chant

Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate for the Social Liberal Party, attends an interview for Correio Brazilianse newspaper in Brasilia on June 6, 2018. - Brazil holds general elections in October. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP) LGBT+ rights (Photo credit should read EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Sep 07 2018

Brazil’s frontrunner for president would rather his son die than be gay