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In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats,…

By Steven Grattan BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept 21 (Reuters) — At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August.Her photo is on many of the pages, and Nazi swastikas and profanities have been scribbled over them. «You are a danger to society,» reads one. …

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Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO, Oct 5 (Reuters) — Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil’s Congress. But the victory is bittersweet, Hilton said, after a stronger-than-expected showing by President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Sunday’s …

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Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO, Oct 5 (Reuters) — Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil’s Congress. But the victory is bittersweet, Hilton said, after a stronger-than-expected showing by President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Sunday’s …

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In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats,…

By Steven Grattan BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept 21 (Reuters) — At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August.Her photo is on many of the pages, and Nazi swastikas and profanities have been scribbled over them. «You are a danger to society,» reads one. …

In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats,… Читать далее »

In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats,…

By Steven Grattan BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept 21 (Reuters) — At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August.Her photo is on many of the pages, and Nazi swastikas and profanities have been scribbled over them. «You are a danger to society,» reads one. …

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Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO, Oct 5 (Reuters) — Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil’s Congress. But the victory is bittersweet, Hilton said, after a stronger-than-expected showing by President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Sunday’s …

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