Brazil’s Supreme Court equates LGBTQIA+ slurs with racial abuse

On Monday, August 21, 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) leaned towards recognizing homophobic insults as equivalent to racial slurs, with a current vote count of 7 to 1 to expand the penalty for such offenses. This judgment is in response to an appeal from ABGLT (Brazilian Association of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites, Transsexuals, and Intersex […]

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