World Wide Wave

10 Jul 2019

Olá Brazil!

North and South America, This week on W3JOY

In this extended interview Stephane talks with Matheus Crochemore, a Brazilian post-graduate student in Melbourne. World Wide Wave hears about some of the contradictions in a country that may host the largest Pride festival in the world but which has recently elected President Jair Bolsanaro who consistently trumps his homophobia.

We hear about:

The community attitudes and the LGBTI activism that has led to Brazil having some of the most progressive laws for LGBTI people in the Americas.

How the new President was elected with significant support from some LGBTI people, in a country where politics has strong undertows of power, class and race.

How attitudes towards woman, gender and the traditional machismo beliefs are vital to understanding the context of President Bolsanario and the history of high levels of violence and murder against trans people in Brazil.

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