Brazil: “Gay Cure” Approved by Chamber of Deputies

The proposed law allowing psychologists to undertake treatment to reverse homosexuality was approved yesterday, June 18, by the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The commission president, anti-gay preacher Mr Marco Feliciano, took the opportunity of promoting this issue while everyone was protesting against the issue of reducing the bus fares to approve the ‘gay cure’ project [pt]. There are many online petitions [pt] against the measure.

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