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Brazil: Proposal to Award a Homophobic Pastor Causes Outrage

Categories: Latin America, Brazil, LGBTQ+, Politics, Protest, Religion

The proposal of Rose Sales, councilwoman of the city of São Luis from the Communist Party of Brazil, to award a “Title of Citizen of São Luís” to the pastor Silas Malafaia has caused outrage among the defenders of gay rights. Malafaia is considered by many a homophobic preacher, tells us [1] [pt] Mario Carvalho.