445 LGBTQ Brazilians were murdered last year.

President Bolsonaro is a threat to the LGBTQ community.
His rhetoric must stop now.

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Dear friends, "Come January, I'll have the pleasure of killing f-----s like you." These are the words one victim claims his attackers told him. With the staggering number of hate crimes LGBTQ people have experienced in recent years, life in Brazil was already risky, but since Bolsonaro has come on the scene the violence has become more brazen. It's shocking, but Brazil holds the title of being the most dangerous country in Latin America for gay and trans people. Last year alone, 445 LGBTQ Brazilians were killed due to hate, a 30% spike from the year before. In the last month three trans women were stabbed to death by men yelling the president-elect's name. There is no mystery why people now think they have a license to maim and kill. Bolsonaro himself has said that parents should "beat the gay out of their children" and that he would "rather have a dead son than one who is gay." Bolsonaro's rhetoric must stop, he is lending tacit permission to thugs who wish to do harm to a community already under threat. As president of Brazil, he has a duty to protect all Brazilians, sexuality he approves of. Thank you for caring,   Steff D. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Stand in solidarity with our friends who are under threat in Brazil. Sign to tell Bolsonaro you are watching and that the hate must end. Tell him to protect LGBTQ rights.