Brazil is far from a perfect country, it is one of the countries that kills the most trans people in the world, and it has a deep history with racism and discrimination, but steps are being taken so we move on as a society.
Brazil is far from a perfect country, it is one of the countries that kills the most trans people in the world, and it has a deep history with racism and discrimination, but steps are being taken so we move on as a society.
The bill is a tragedy, but bans nothing that was not already set to be banned. This is only the third worst blow for trans rights in the last 24 hours.
The new rules will effectively end transition care for trans kids and likely have a chilling effect on transition care for trans adults, all via executive rulemaking through the threat of a total loss of funding.
The text of the bill, including proposed amendments, makes acting to facilitate social and medical transition legally the same category as felony fraud, making the affirmation of transgender youth punishable by incarceration and loss of voting rights. It will be voted on tomorrow, Dec. 17.