A 22-year-old gay man Brazil was attacked by three armed men and forced to rve homophobic slurs to his legs.
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- ‘BARBARIC’ VLENCE AS GAY MAN BTALLY GANG-RAPED BY 3 MEN IN BRAZIL
- EXPLORE GAY BRAZIL: OM GAY R TO PRAIA DO SANCHO, DISVER OUR 10 FAVOURE BRAZILIAN WONRS
‘BARBARIC’ VLENCE AS GAY MAN BTALLY GANG-RAPED BY 3 MEN IN BRAZIL
Asexual, lbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (ALGBT) dividuals face worse life ndns and vlence rat than their heterosexual cisgenr unterparts. Brazil is often highlighted for havg one of the hight rat of hate-related homicis agast ALGBTs the world. However, to date, Brazil’s ALGBT populatn has not been vtigated wh a reprentative sample, and basic rmatn such as populatn size or socmographic characteristics are mostly based non-systematic data. We aimed to asss the proportn of asexual, lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and non-bary adults Brazil, their socmographic characteristics, and self-reported vlence rat. In 2018, a sample (n = 6000) of the Brazilian adult populatn answered a face-to-face survey asssg socmographic characteristics, genr inty, sexual orientatn, and self-reported psychologil, physil, verbal, and sexual vlence. Among Brazilian adults, 12.04% are ALGBT: 5.76% asexual, 0.93% lbian, 1.37% gay, 2.12% bisexual, 0.68 trans, and 1.18% non-bary. Compared to heterosexual cisgenr men, most ALGBT dividuals have worse socenomic ditors and higher rat of self-reported psychologil and verbal vlence. All ALGBT groups and heterosexual cisgenr women reported sexual vlence more often than heterosexual cisgenr men. It was reported between 4 up to 25 tim more often by heterosexual cisgenr women and trans dividuals, rpectively. The rat of the other ALGBT groups s among the two. Our fdgs provi evince of the important size of the ALGBT Brazilian populatn, as well as their socenomic vulnerabily, and ncerng vlence levels experienced by the group. Policy makers may refer to the prent article orr to migate this populatn’s vulnerabily and to better unrstand s socmographic characteristics. * gay brazil office *
It is important to note that the same-sex soc-sexual behavr observed the study is distct om homosexual behavr bee s motivatn and purpose are social, said Jean-Baptiste Le, who studi primate behavr at the Universy of Lethbridge Canada and was not volved the new rearch. To be classified as te homosexual behavr, the form, motivatn and functn would all have to be sexual nature, he said. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.
EXPLORE GAY BRAZIL: OM GAY R TO PRAIA DO SANCHO, DISVER OUR 10 FAVOURE BRAZILIAN WONRS
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There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.
'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage".