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Breaking news: Brazil makes homophobia punishable by prison 🗞️

In an almost unanimous vote, the Brazilian High Court has ruled today that homophobia can now be punishable with a prison sentence

This is a huge win for the LGBTQ+ community in Brazil that needs to be celebrated 🇧🇷

The 9-1 vote ruled that homophobic slurs and hate speech are a crime, similar to other forms of hate speech, such as racism.

Aug 24, 2023 at 1:03pmWeb
Show threadGenderGP Aug 24, 2023

The lead judge, Justice Edson Fachin, described this ruling as a ‘constitutional imperative’ to provide LGBTQ+ Brazilians legal protection.

While back in 2019 the court had previously ruled homophobia as a crime, it only applied to the LGBTQ+ community as a whole and did not cover hate crime attacks on individuals. Last year, Brazil also elected two trans women to the national congress.

Show threadGenderGP Aug 24, 2023

Brazil is unfortunately one of the most dangerous countries for LGBTQ+ people in the world, in particular for the trans community. In 2022 alone, 228 LGBTQ+ people were murdered – this is only the number of deaths that were registered.

Therefore this win has significant importance for the country and its LGBTQ community, and is another positive step in the right direction 🙌

A huge congratulations to everyone who made this happen 🎉

Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP I wished more nations would go that clear against reactionary #HateSpeech ...
Show threadRachel Gustave Lee MathesAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP It's almost as if holding wannabe dictators and their supporters accountable actually works! 
Show threadMichael BellAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP Elections matter
Show threadCanadian CroneAug 24, 2023
@pontulo @GenderGP 18% of eligible electorate in Ontario elected a corrupt government and gave them a majority because 57% of the electorate chose not to get up off their a*se and vote. So we are now graced with #FordGovernmentRacketeering #FordGovernmentCorruption #FordGovernmentCriminals #FordGovernmentLies and criminal #DerelictionOfDuty.
Show threadAknorals⚑Ⓐ 🏴Aug 24, 2023
@pontulo @GenderGP Extremely rare electoralist W.
Show threadRewhanAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP ngl as a queer prison abolishionist, this news has me kinda like
Show threadEugeneAug 28, 2023
@r3whan @GenderGP Personally I think its fine on a "all hate crimes should be treated with equal disdain" but yeah I would rather people be punished in more humane ways than prison.
Show threadEugeneAug 28, 2023
@r3whan @GenderGP (all hate crimes should be treated equally as in by target. Obviously getting called a homophobic slur and being stabbed for being gay are two very different things lol)
Show threadTrash PandaAug 24, 2023
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CC @[email protected] <3
Show threadpaula Aug 24, 2023
that's very scary  
luckily i don't have any brazilian social media 
Show threadTrash PandaAug 24, 2023
@[email protected] I'm sorry, why is it scary?
Show threadpaula Aug 24, 2023
many things
but for example, homophobic jokes are still considered homophobia
comedians used to just get a fine (and turn that into a joke and make the money back lul), now they'll just get thrown in prison
Show threadZiplogcomAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP ok why did I have to read this a few times? could have sworn it said "homosexuality punishable by prison" and yall were celebrating the fact gays couldn't exist in brazil
Show threadAcetophelesAug 24, 2023

@GenderGP I nearly read that wrong at first and nearly had a miny heart attack.

It really feels like we're finally getting somewhere. Good work Brazil!

Show threadConsoleWitchAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP afk, moving to Brazil.
Show threadHerzenpfoten 🩷🐾Aug 24, 2023

@GenderGP It's worth noting that this also applies to transphobia.

Also, in case anyone wants to read a source (in Brazilian Portuguese): https://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2023/08/22/supremo-determina-que-atos-de-homofobia-e-transfobia-sejam-punidos-como-injuria-racial.ghtml

Show threadone non-non-blondeAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP damn that’s a massive improvement from having a president just a couple years ago who wanted to lock up gays like holy shit
Show threadone non-non-blondeAug 24, 2023
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Show threadgavinisdie Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP W
Show threadkira :3Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP between that and swiftly jailing their fascist coup guy they're really just beating out the US on everything lately i guess
Show threadzeroAug 24, 2023
@chrisisgr8 @GenderGP Sadly the fascist dickhead is not yet arrested, but we are working on it!
Show threadCarles  Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP congrats for all the people from #Brasil ! 🎆 that's good news. #HumanRighs = #humanprogress
Show threadしかし Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP Congratulations! These little wins benefit everyone
Show threadInky XL Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP I got so used to being scared to travel I thought this said "Homosexuality" instead of "Homophobia."
Show thread🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP I thank them for their service...
Show threadHelena Not Wholesome EnoughAug 24, 2023

@GenderGP meu país? meu... que? uhm? meu país? que? país meu? que?

eng: my country? my... what? uhm? my country? what? country mine? what?

Show threadHelena Not Wholesome EnoughAug 24, 2023

@GenderGP

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edit: changed the z for s cuz I don't wanna get punched in the face by other Brazilians

Show threadSir David NielsenAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP @lisamelton we went from a president who said he would punch people for being gay to this, improvement is possible.
Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀Aug 24, 2023
@GenderGP wow
Show threadBroken TrolandAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP Wow, this is such a turnaround from how things had been going in Brazil that I had to read it three times to understand this was good news. Now, the former President of Brazil could be arrested for the kinds of inflammatory anti-lgbtq statements he made in office, if he isn’t arrested first for vote tampering, insurrection, or running a counterfeit watch ring.
Show threadTanekRuneAug 24, 2023
@GenderGP Good on ya, Brazil. Now if only Canada would stop being stupid and walking back our protections to be like the USA
Show threadYOGA~ZEN 🙏Aug 25, 2023
@GenderGP
And also, they should sentence those who make war, the final form of discrimination.
Show threadPavanaAug 25, 2023
@GenderGP MARAVILLOSA noticia
Show threadHuhAug 27, 2023
@GenderGP IT SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
Show threadwillianSep 2, 2023
@GenderGP BRASIL NÚMERO 1 CAMPEÃO DO MUNDO 🏆🏆👆👆🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Show threadNot guiltyDec 28, 2023
@GenderGP 🙌