Dilma Rousseff suspends anti-homophobia campaign
I wrote this for www.todomundofeminista.com:
This decision was made a couple of weeks ago, but I still think it's important to comment. This is a perfect example to illustrate why public policy should not be influenced by religious beliefs. Dilma Rousseff, a usually open minded and inclusive leader, let herself be influenced by the evangelical front of the federal representatives (bancada religiosa) and suspended the campaign to raise awareness about homophobia.
Of course everybody wants the videos and written material to be appropriate to school aged kids. We are talking about raising awareness here, teaching kids that homophobia has no place in a democracy. Nobody is trying to convert them into gays -- the idea is to let them choose. The president said in an collective interview that the government supports efforts against homophobia, but that it has no place in "advertising sexual options".
The videos are completely harmless in my opinion. If there is any fault with them, is that they are a little cheese. But nobody is looking for prize winning direction of photography here.
The president failed. A rare occasion of learning about sexual diversity was denied to teenagers from all over Brazil.
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