Follow workers.org on
Twitter Facebook iGoogle



RED HOT:
OCCUPY WALL STREET
LIBYA, WISCONSIN WORKERS FIGHT BACK,
SUPPORT STATE & LOCAL WORKERS,
EGYPT, NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST,
STOP FBI REPRESSION, RESIST ARIZONA RACISM,
NO TO FRACKING, DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION,
ANTI-WAR, HEALTH CARE, CUBA, CLIMATE CHANGE,
JOBS JOBS JOBS, AFGHANISTAN,
STOP FORECLOSURES, IRAN, IRAQ,
CAPITALIST CRISIS, IMMIGRANTS, LGBT,
POLITICAL PRISONERS, KOREA, CHINA,
HONDURAS, HAITI, AFRICA,
WOMEN, SOCIALISM, GAZA

Massive Brazil LGBT Pride

Published Jun 5, 2005 11:04 PM

Brazil’s Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Pride demonstration was massive this year. Organizers estimate that 2 million lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people—including some 400,000 who came from around the world—
marched down Avenida Paulista, a main avenue, in the ninth annual event.

Pride organizers stressed that this was not only a
celebration but a demonstration. Marchers emphatically demanded a stop to gay bashings and murders. The
central demand was passage of a proposed law legalizing same-sex civil unions, which has been stalled by debate in Congress for a decade. The Roman Catholic Church—
Brazil has the world’s biggest Catholic population—staunchly opposes the legislation.

One banner stated the case simply: “We have the same commitments, we want the same rights.”

—Leslie Feinberg

Articles copyright 1995-2011 Workers World. Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved.

Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011
Email: ww@workers.org
Subscribe wwnews-subscribe@workersworld.net
Support independent news DONATE
   
        Twitter         Facebook         MySpace        
            More Destinations