Sep
28
"I'd rather have a dead son than a gay son" | Stand with Brazil's "Equality Moms", as they speak out against the hate and violence.
“I’d rather have a dead son than a gay son.” These words, recently spoken by a prominent member of Congress as an appeal to Brazil’s “family values,” made Eleonora Pereira angry.
Eleonora’s son, Jose Ricardo, was murdered a year ago—victim of a rising tide of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in Brazil.
”My son, my best friend, was killed in a hate crime last year. Now I’m filling that emptiness with the fight against violence, homophobia and discrimination.” — Eleanora
