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Three-person ‘stable union’ registered in Brazil

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August 29, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Two women and a man living together in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have registered their relationship as a “stable union,” according to local media sources. The action follows a decision by the nation’s Supreme Tribunal to allow homosexuals to enter into such unions, despite the fact that they are defined in the Constitution as a union between a man and a woman. The decision led to a lower court decision extending the eligibility for homosexuals to marriage itself, although the verdict has not yet been recognized throughout Brazil . “Stable unions” exist in Brazil to regulate cohabiting couples who are unmarried. The homosexualist Brazilian Family Institute (IBDFAM), which openly favors polygamous unions as well as same-sex ones, welcomed the most recent decision. “We have to respect the private nature of relationships and learn to live in this pluralistic society recognizing different desires,” said the group’s vice-preside...

Catholic TV network removes homosexualist program host following protest campaign

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November 22, 2011  - Brazil ’s largest Catholic television network has decided to end a controversial new program led by a well-known socialist, homosexualist politician. New Song TV (TV Canção Nova) has canceled the program following an Internet protest campaign by outraged viewers, led th Image via Wikipedia rough the twitter account #CançãoNovaSemPT (New Song without the Labor Party ). The “Justice and Peace” show, which aired weekly beginning November 3, featured Edinho Silva, who was billed as a “sociologist,” but who is also the leader of the ruling Labor Party in the state of São Paulo. Catholic commentators were quick to point out that Silva openly promotes the homosexualist political agenda, and leads a party that is seeking to legalize the murder of unborn children throughout Brazil, in the name of “public health.” During the national elections earlier this year, Silva’s political machine led the attack against Catholic bishops who sought to alert voters about the pro-ab...

Brazilian city council imposes fine for inducing children into homosexuality

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Image via Wikipedia SÃO JOSE DOS CAMPOS , Brazil, August 15, 2011- The city council of São José dos Campos ( Saint Joseph of the Fields) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil , has passed an ordinance imposing a fine equivalent to 620 USD on anyone distributing materials designed to induce children to become homosexuals, according to Brazilian media sources. The measure is meant to prevent the federal government from reintroducing a controversial “anti- homophobia ” program that was withdrawn by the administration of President Dilma Rousseff in May, following protests against its sexually explicit content by Evangelicals and Catholics in the national congress. The program, called “Schools Without Homophobia,” is currently being revised and is expected to be reintroduced soon. Although President Dilma has expressed her intention to remove objectionable videos that sought to justify the homosexual lifestyle in a graphic manner, opponents of the program remain doubtful. José Lui...

São Paulo city council approves Heterosexual Pride Day to confront Gay Pride

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South America ’s largest city, which hosts what is reported to be the wold’s largest ‘gay pride’ march, is set to have an official “Heterosexual Pride Day” every third Sunday in December. The city council has approved the measure and it awaits the mayor’s signature. Image via Wikipedia The legislation was authored by Evangelical Councilman Carlos Apolinário, a member of the Democrats Party, who said his intent was not to discriminate against homosexuals but rather as a counter to the “excesses and privileges” of the homosexual community, and to “raise awareness and encourage the public to safeguard the morals and good  customs” of the Municipality of São Paulo. Heterosexual Pride Day is “not anti-gay, but a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys,” Apolinário told the media. São Paulo, a city of 20 million, is home to what has been described as the world’s largest “gay pride” march, with, according to Brazilian tourism authorities, more than 3 million homosexua...

Brazilian judge approves first same-sex ‘marriage’

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Image via Wikipedia A Brazilian judge approved the conversion of a same-sex couple ’s civil union into a legally recognized “marriage” on June 27th, making it the country’s first homosexual “marriage.” Sao Paulo state Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto said he based his ruling on a Supreme Court decision in May that approved civil unions, as well as on Brazil’s Constitution - which outlines how a civil union can be upgraded to a marriage - and a UN resolution against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The homosexual couple, identified on Globo television network as Sergio Kauffman Sousa and Luiz Andre Moresi, registered their civil union on May 17, and requested the conversion at a state court in the city of Jacarei , 85 km. northeast of Sao Paulo . It is not clear what wider implications Judge Pinto’s decision will have. Although Judge Pinto’s ruling can be overturned by a higher court, the homosexual couple told Globo TV that they would go to the Supreme Court if neces...