Brazil court makes homophobia a crime

Updated May 24 2019 - 1:33pm, first published 1:28pm
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has said he would rather have a dead son than a gay son.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has said he would rather have a dead son than a gay son.

A majority in Brazil's Supreme Court has voted to make homophobia and transphobia crimes like racism, a decision coming amid fears the country's far-right president will roll back LGBT gains.

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