Sao Paolo's Gonna Have... a Straight 'Pride' Parade? O_o

[salaminizer]

sapphi_snake said:

salaminizer said:

although the thread deviated from the original news, the representative that created the project is an evangelical Christian and he believes that "to be gay is a right, not a privilege". although the Catholic church influence is a bit insignificant in this matter, the evangelical churches are much more present in the congress. and while they are naturally intolerant, they appear more in the media when the government acts position homosexuals as different. for example, when the ministry of education conceived an infamous "gay kit" that was meant for schools to introduce kids to the "gay world".

O_O

And what did this 'gay kit' contain exactly? Posters to Broadway shows and a Brabra Streisand CD?

it had videos that were meant to be shown to kids, for example, there was one featuring a transexual kid that was annoyed because the teachers would call him by his male name instead of his female name.

and about the "privileges", here in Brazil APPARENTLY (I couldn't confirm this, sorry) there were plans for quotas in public schools for gay teachers and scholarships for transexuals.

as I said, it's MOSTLY about intolerance, however, there's this increasing sense here in Brazil that if you're part of a minority the government will make your life easier (we have racial and social quotas for universities with absolutely questionable criteria)