Posted on 05/23/2019 8:11:55 PM PDT by Ennis85
A majority in Brazil's Supreme Court has voted in favour of making homophobia and transphobia crimes.
Six out of 11 judges voted to consider discrimination against gays and transgender people equivalent to racism.
The decision will give the community, which suffers constant attacks, real protection, activists say.
At least 141 LGBT people have been killed in Brazil this year, according to rights group Grupo Gay da Bahia.
The Catholic Church and the evangelical movement are frequently critical of gay rights and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, elected last year with strong support of conservative voters, is a self-described homophobic.
"Homophobic crimes are as alarming as physical violence," Supreme Court Vice-President Luiz Fux said on his vote, citing "epidemic levels of homophobic violence".
For almost 20 years there have been efforts to make homophobia a crime in Brazil, but legislation on the matter has faced resistance among conservative and religious groups in Congress, the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio reports.
The decision at the Supreme Court means that offences are to be punished under the country's racism law until Congress approves specific legislation to protect LGBT people, our correspondent adds.
The remaining judges will vote in a session scheduled for 5 June.
Brazil has the world's biggest Catholic population but also a growing number of young, educated urban liberals who are eager to fight for gay and trans rights.
The country legalised same-sex marriage in 2013 and LGBT couples have also been given the right to adopt.
Last year, 420 LGBT people were killed across Brazil, one of the most violent countries in the world, according to Grupo Gay da Bahia.
Some activists have raised concerns over the possibility of a rise in crimes against gays and transgender people with the election of Mr Bolsonaro, a deeply divisive figure who has
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I really don't get it because last I checked its already illegal to murder or assault someone regardless of sexuality.
and likely they will label the bible homophobic and declare Christians a hate group and criminals
if I were a homosexual or tranny or whatever, the better part of discretion would tell me....be private about it.....
Its disgust, not phobia.
There are real, rational reasons to be disgusted by homosexuals and lesbians and other sexual perverts.
So the courts in Brazil make law too eh?
Normalizing insanity is spreading around the world. What excuse will they use to avoid persecuting muslims.
Making “fear” into a crime?
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Criminalize inconvenient emotions.
A good lawyer would have a good time sueing on behalf of somebody accused of this thought crime.
“....Last year, 420 LGBT people were killed across Brazil, one of the most violent countries in the world,....”
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So, how many NON-LGBT people were killed across Brazil last year? Enquiring minds would want to know.
Brazil was sliding toward Hell. Now their descent will be more rapid.
Having your friends claim that you were murdered because of your surgery, or claiming that receiving a beating instead of being killed over not paying for your drugs isn't going to deter the cartels.
I have known a fair number of transsexuals. They mostly have try to make everything which happens in their lives about their sexual lifestyle.
the court can just by decree make anything a crime?
Insanity.
Probably most attacks on “LGBT” are other “LGBT.” Investigate and document this and then ask the court to reverse the ruling because of “disparate impact”!
That would be islamphobic.
Besides, the Left will still be believing that Muslims follow the religion of peace right up until they get thrown off of a roof or somesuch.
It means the entire world is now Sodom. The angels have no where to send Lot / faithful. We will now all suffer judgement. It’s not far off IMHO.
What if these people are straightaphobes. Will that also be a crime?
Yes, the left will believe that muslims obey a religion of peace until the muslims smite them on the neck (Srike on the neck with sword as muslims are fond of doing) against unbelievers including leftist athiests and homosexuals. Except for the homos they often throw them off the top of high buildings too.
Might be hope in Eastern Europe and Africa
No it doesn’t — if we scream and panic with our hair on fire about THIS, what will we do when it gets worse?
What is happening is that the “righteous” have coasted, content with bare salvation, but not with the purity that brings power.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro must remove this homofascist judicial tyranny and install mainstream jurists who do not cater to depraved interest groups that undermine the basic fabric of society.
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