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TAG: Brazil

Film and diversity over the rainbow in Fortaleza

By Vagner de Almeida* The first For Rainbow Festival of Cinema and Sexual Diversity held in Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, is the first film festival in the Northeast of Brazil that highlights positive aspects of gender and sexual diversity. For one week many artists, directors, actors, actresses, and critics were involved in more […]

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Petition in support of the Compulsory License

The undersigned organizations wish to express our support for the Brazilian government’s decision to issue a compulsory license for the medicine Efavirenz, whose patent is currently held by the transnational pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme. It is a historical and pioneer decision in Latin America, owing to a process of strong, social mobilization and […]

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Public Note – Organizations contest the constitutionality of the Brazilian IP Law

Mechanism for the granting of patents known as “pipeline” patents violates the Federal Constitution On November 28th, the National Federation of Pharmacists (FENAFAR), on behalf of the Brazilian Network for the Integration of Peoples (Rebrip), presented to the General Attorney of the Republic, Mr. Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza, evidence that demonstrates the […]

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Vídeo O poder dos ‘Movimentos corporais’

Entrevista: Angela Collet, Aline Valentim e Valentina Homem Durante o XI Fórum Internacional AWID, foi realizada a oficina O poder dos ‘Movimentos corporais’ (do nome em inglês “The power of ‘body movement’”), atividade que aconteceu no primeiro dia do encontro e que teve grande repercussão entre as/os participantes. Com uma dinâmica que priorizava os sentidos […]

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Short film “The power of ‘body movements’” Interviewing Angela Collet, Aline Valentim and Valentina Homem During the 11th AWID International Forum, in the workshop The power of ‘body movements’ participants were invited to explore  their bodily perceptions, feelings and potentialities, as to go beyond the conventional approach of exclusively relying on discourse and theoretical debates.  […]

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Neo-nazis make suastic graffities on the walls of a Brazilian non-governmental gay organization

By Alexandre Boer* The headquarter of the Brazilian gay organization SOMOS – Communication, Health & Sexuality, from Porto Alegre – capital of Rio Grande do Sul state – has been the target of a neo-nazi group on January, 21st. During the night, just few hours after the first black President of the USA get to […]

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Projeto brasileiro debate deficiência e sexualidade durante conferência do IASSCS

Por Marina Maria* De 27 a 29 de julho de 2007, foi realizado em Lima, no Peru, o VI Congresso Internacional Prazeres Des/Organizados – Corpos, Direitos e Culturas em Transformação, promovido pela Associação Internacional para o Estudo da Sexualidade, Cultura e Sociedade (IASSCS). Integrantes do Sexuality Policy Watch participaram das atividades do congresso, na Universidad […]

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Brazilian project debates disability and sexuality during IASSCS Conference

By Marina Maria* In the International Conference Dis/organized – Changing bodies, rights and cultures, carried out in June, in Peru, and promoted by the International Association for the Study of the Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS), Leandra Migotto Certeza – a Brazilian journalist and human rights activist – received the second place award in the […]

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Lauching Yogyakarta Principles in Brazil

The Yokyakarta Principles have been translated into Portuguese and were launched in a series of events in Brazil, held in 2007, in Porto Alegre (August 24th), Rio de Janeiro (August 27th), Nova Iguaçu (August, 31st), and São Paulo (August, 31st).

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