Rio de Janeiro Seeks To Be The World Gay Capital

 

A gay pride march in Rio de Janeiro: the city's tourist board wants to boost its appeal to gay tourists. Photograph: Globo/Getty

The theatre lights dim and a Brazilian supermodel takes to the stage, tanned legs emerging from a skintight miniskirt.

Religion strikes back at Brazil's gay culture

 

Brazilians tend to be fairly liberal on the issue of others' sexuality, but gay rights are threatened by a growing evangelical movement

By Vincent Bevins for Guardian. UK

 

Brazil's gay pride parade in São Paulo. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Despite a little sub-tropical rain, the world's largest gay pride parade, in São Paulo, went off spectacularly. It received broad public support, and no less a figure than Stephen Fry joined a colourful group of revellers who have much to celebrate. The supreme court had just officially recognised the rights of same-sex unions to the privileges held by heterosexual couples, and another judge soon after signed off on the country's first full-fledged gay marriage.

Brazil sex education material suspended by President

 

Dilma Rousseff the president of Brazil has spectacularly  suspended the distribution and production of sex education films for schools in Brazil.   The President Rousseff believes the footage is not suitable for youngsters.  However,  it’s these education packs contain gay and lesbian video scenes and are supposed to combat homophobia in the country.

Brazil's supreme court recognizes gay partnerships!

 

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Thursday legally recognized homosexual partnerships in a landmark case for gay rights in a country with the world's largest population of Roman Catholics.

 

Brazil Gets Homophobia Helpline

 

The government of Brazil has launched a special new homophobia helpline to deal with complaints of anti-gay discrimination and violence.