i don’t know if people outside of brazil are aware of this, but our country just decriminalized gay conversion therapy. basically, it is now 100% legal for therapists to treat homosexuality as a disease if they want to.
btw here are are some sources to read more about it (they’re all in portuguese): 1, 2, 3, 4.
we need more people talking about this on the media.
please reblog this, especially if you’re not brazilian.
PLEASE BOOST!
The lack of international coverage is OUTRAGEOUS!
This judicial decision, if not reverted, puts the lives of millions of LGBT+ minors in danger.
Brazil is an extremely religious country. Even now, when this kind of conversion therapy is still illegal, there are christian psychologists and therapists that go against said law and provide this kind of hurtful treatment to religious parents.
The legalisation of said treatments is a violation of the human rights of LGBT+ people in Brazil, especially minors.
I am scared, we are scared. And it’s scary how the rest of the world is ignoring what is going on, as if our lives and integrity meant nothing. There is simply a lack of coverage outside of the country, I couldn’t find a single source in english to redirect you to.
Brazil is a huge country, we are potentially talking about the lives of millions of people. And if you don’t understand how serious gay conversion therapy can be, please read:
A Survivor Of Gay Conversion Therapy Shares His Chilling Story
Terrifying Photos Recreate The Horrors Of Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Centers
Survivors Open Up About Trauma Of Gay Conversion Therapy
Legalising it might mean the legalisation of horrifying and inhuman (and uneffective) treatment towards LGBT+ people, especially LGBT+ youth, and yet we can’t get enough coverage even from international non-governmental organizations that are focused on defending human rights.
Here’s a link to a petition. It’s not much but we’re doing whatever we can, the smallest action counts, so please, sign this!
Brasileirxs, assinem a petição! Não é muito mas a resistência vem de todas as frentes!
http://www.peticaopublica.com.br/pview.aspx?pi=BR101981