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One Dead, One Wounded In Gang Shooting At Brazil Pride Parade

Written on 16 Aug, 2010 at 13:38 in Crime, Featured, News, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

08/16/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire A teenager was shot and killed by gang members near a Sao Paulo’s Gay Pride parade. Another teen was shot in the leg, but is expected to survive. The teenager was shot when members of... (Continue reading)

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Three Million March In Sao Paulo Pride Parade

Written on 6 Jun, 2010 at 19:27 in Featured, News, Pride Parades, World | viewed times | 2 Comments

6/6/10-by Paula Brooks An estimated three million participants turned out to what is billed as the ‘world’s biggest’ gay parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil today, as LGBT’s and their supporters filled Paulista Avenue, that city’s main drag. The Sao Paulo parade... (Continue reading)

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Tribeca Review: Elvis e Madona

Written on 3 May, 2010 at 9:47 in Entertainment, Events, Film Festivals, Movies | viewed times | 6 Comments

05/03/2010- by Natasia Langfelder Elvis e Madona is a fun crowd pleaser from Brazil. The film tackles a gray area of LGBT life, a post-op (with no plans to op, other than a boob job) male to female transsexual, Madona (Igor... (Continue reading)

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Brazilian Police Arrest “Neo-Nazi’s” In Connection With Gay Bar Bombing

Written on 5 Dec, 2009 at 13:54 in Crime, Featured, News, World | viewed times | 2 Comments

Image by PaulSherman via Flickr 12/5/09-by Paula Brooks Police in Sao Paulo, Brazil have arrested seven members of an alleged neo-Nazi group, saying they are suspects in the bombing of a gay bar during a gay pride parade that injured 22 people... (Continue reading)

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Melanie Nathan Calls for Moratorium as US Citizen’s Brazilian same-sex husband denied asylum ..

Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 21:30 in Activism, Binational Immigration, Columns, Commentary, Editorials, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Rants & Raves, World | viewed times | 8 Comments

BOSTON — Associated Press reports today that a gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won’t be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S. Tim Coco, the US citizen binational spouse said that  Attorney General... (Continue reading)

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Amnesty International Extends Deadline on Hate Crimes Project

Written on 19 Jun, 2009 at 13:00 in Entertainment, Featured, Movies, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

In September 2007, a man was murdered outside of a nightclub in a city in Brazil because he was openly gay. Although it is known who is responsible, an arrest has never been made. The man who was murdered was... (Continue reading)

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Donate $10 to Stop Hate Crimes in Brazil – Please Donate TODAY!

Written on 6 Jun, 2009 at 13:45 in Featured, Hot Topics, Sensitive Subjects, Special Reports | viewed times | 4 Comments

We have until June 10th to help the documentary film Our World get out to Brazil. This documentary tells the story of hate crimes against gays and lesbians in Brazil, a country that leads the world in these attacks; in hopes... (Continue reading)

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Our World Needs Help ASAP – Please Spread the Word!!

Written on 28 May, 2009 at 7:00 in Featured, Special Reports | viewed times | 2 Comments

The documentary film Our World is desperately trying to get to Brazil to help bring global awareness to the alarming number of hate crimes there but they need our help! Brazil has the highest rate of hate crimes in the... (Continue reading)

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Documentary Film Gives Us a Chance to Change the World

Written on 21 May, 2009 at 11:45 in Entertainment, Featured, Hot Topics, Movies, News, Sensitive Subjects, Special Reports, World | viewed times | 5 Comments

There is a film crew working on a documentary that tells the story of hate crimes against gays and lesbians in Brazil, a country that leads the world in these attacks; in hopes that the film will bring about significant... (Continue reading)

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A Message of Hope: Don’t Ever Give Up

Written on 11 May, 2009 at 6:00 in Featured, Hot Topics, Sensitive Subjects | viewed times | 3 Comments

A few weeks ago life was getting pretty hard to manage. I sort through the news on a daily basis and have a tendency to get down and out over the state of affairs in the world. What has affected... (Continue reading)

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Hate Crimes Have Been Taken to The Next Level

Written on 24 Apr, 2009 at 9:00 in Crime, Featured, News, Special Reports, World | viewed times | 1 Comment

There’s an update on the situation for LGBTs in Iraq and it’s not at all good. Now LGBTs in Iraq are living with the threat of having their anus glued shut. From Queerty: And here we thought the murder of gay Iraqis... (Continue reading)

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Time to Clean Up The Catholic House in Brazil

Written on 13 Mar, 2009 at 9:00 in A Gay Girl's View, Commentary, Featured, Hot Topics, Rants & Raves, Religion | viewed times | 3 Comments

Brazil is the world’s most populous Catholic country and The Roman Catholic Church welds a lot of power in here… But in Brazil it is starting to look to many that the Roman Catholic Church in this country really needs to... (Continue reading)

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Featured Lesbian: Kenia aka Lezzie

Written on 1 Mar, 2009 at 21:00 in Featured, Featured Lesbians | viewed times | 0 Comments

Kenia aka Lezzie “I’m the beginning and the dawn of a clean day, I am my work. I’m a bit of everything I’ve read and a lot of what my friends are. I am my thoughts. I am mine.” Kenia is a Philosophy and English teacher living... (Continue reading)

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Lesbians networking in Brazil

Written on 2 Feb, 2009 at 18:00 in A Gay Girl's View, Commentary, Featured, News, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

8,000 girls in 4 months – numbers from LESKUT, a Brazilian private social network for girls who love girls hosted by ning Created by Parada Lésbica, a portal with information for lesbians started on October 8 last year, Leskut works... (Continue reading)

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