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Footage shows petrified trans woman plead for her life before being beaten to death.
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Another terrible news from Brazil: a 13yo boy was murdered because he was begging for money/food near a known fast food chain (Habib's).
The security guy punched him in the face and then he and the manager even dragged him to the opposite side of the street because, you know, can't leave a beaten boy in front of your store, bad for business.
The boy died there, in the sidewalk. There is footage of him being dragged as a pile of cement across the street.
Disgusting.
The security guy punched him in the face and then he and the manager even dragged him to the opposite side of the street because, you know, can't leave a beaten boy in front of your store, bad for business.
The boy died there, in the sidewalk. There is footage of him being dragged as a pile of cement across the street.
Disgusting.
This is one of the most sickening stories I've ever come across on these forums. My stomach is churning just thinking of what that poor women went through in the last seconds of her life. I'm at an utter loss for words at how people could be capable of such heinous acts for mere pleasure.
For a report a couple of years ago: https://journalistsresource.org/stu...ainst-lgbt-persons-2015-united-nations-report
Between 2008 and 2014, there were 1,612 murders, across 62 countries, of transgender persons — equivalent to a killing every two days.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reported 594 hate-related killings of LGBT persons in the 25 members of the Organization of American States between January 2013 and March 2014.
Brazil saw 310 murders in 2012 in which homophobia or transphobia was a motive.
In 2013 the U.S. experienced 18 hate-violence homicides and 2,001 incidents of anti-LGBT violence.
Gnome Scat
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I have no words for how fucked up that is.
RIP
RIP
Is that true? GAF is that transphobic? Jesus.
Garmonbozia
Member
I imagined it was going to be Brazil when I read the thread title, this fucking country... Makes me wonder if it can ever change. Too much hate.
Not as bad as it was. Most of the craziest transphobic posters have been banned.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
This is awful. I couldn't watch it past a few seconds. Like it pierces my heart seeing that.
I need receipts, this is a bold claim. First, proof that these threads contain "bashing", and then prove that the support pages aren't like every other purely positive threads that die off because there's nothing to discuss other than "this is awesome!" "Great job".
I've not seen another place as non-transphobic as gaf.
I need receipts, this is a bold claim. First, proof that these threads contain "bashing", and then prove that the support pages aren't like every other purely positive threads that die off because there's nothing to discuss other than "this is awesome!" "Great job".
I've not seen another place as non-transphobic as gaf.
Secret Fawful
Member
I hope they each get the one death that frightens them most. Shit like molten metal being poured down their mouths is too good for them.
pigeon interrupted
Member
I just shouted fuck off at the OT front page so fucking loudley. I really hope there is a hell for these people. RIP.
Audioboxer
Member
Don't underestimate indoctrination mixed with ignorance and bigotry. Then on top of that, potentially hard-wing religious indoctrination. Catholicism is dominant in Brazil, and the harshest teachings of it are disgracefully anti-LGBT.
Sadly many of these disgusting people believe they are doing some sort of service and/or greater good, as opposed to simply killing/beating for no reason at all.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/06/04/the-global-divide-on-homosexuality/
Of course, intolerance can be separated from verbal abuse to violence, and while both are abhorrent, Brazil has a serious issue with violence. You can somewhat put up with religious bigotry towards LGBT if it keeps to private thoughts/words, attacking and killing someone on the street is a level above the former, especially when it happens so frequently in a country.
PersonAndStuff
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I should check out Gaycation. I had assumed it was just Ellen Page being gay and going on vacation.
Same. There are a disturbing number of videos out there from that region of outed LGBT and harmless petty thieves being savagely beaten and humiliated in public. It's sickening.
psynergylover
Member
The description was horrid enough....I don't know how humans can be so callous to others
There really are. I remember Stephen Fry's Out There and Gaycation shed some light on it, but I truly can't grasp how a nation like Brazil has such a violence issue, especially against LGBT people. Man...
Inkvoterad
Member
Fucking awful, and it saddens me that this violence is so prevalent. The wave of fascism that normalizes this is gradually spreading over the world, and i'm honestly terrified.
The_blonde_and_blue
Member
The fuck.
Jesus. I waffle back and forth on the death penalty, but I'll be damned if bastards like this don't make the case for "an eye for an eye" type punishments.
Jesus. I waffle back and forth on the death penalty, but I'll be damned if bastards like this don't make the case for "an eye for an eye" type punishments.
BrutishMrFish
Member
I hope the cowards suffer for the rest of their worthless lives.
Ziltoidia 9
Member
The title kind of makes me fee uneasy, but we really need to know that these people exist out there and are horrible violent assholes.
IamDodongo
Member
Man, this is so tragic to read about.
Toby Dammit
Banned
disgusting
These 2 threads are pretty good examples of people that came out to bash trans people.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1346461
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1349016
And here are threads that could have had plenty of discussion, but no one really cared about.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1343116
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1329441
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1223859
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1350214
There are tons more examples just like these too.
I dunno, I identify as gender fluid and my experience is that I find GAF a positive and supportive place. Maybe the positive threads garner less replies just because the majority of people agree with them and there's not much discussion?
Edit: the two examples you cited immediately above this post, especially the wrestling one, seem to me to be more about criticising dumb decisions (like having a transman wrestle ciswomen) than about trans-hostility. When it comes to general gender issues, GAF is supportive and liberal in my experience.
Yes, that's what the thread itself is about. But not what the posts are.
Ether_Snake
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Brazil is the Saudi Arabia of South America.
John Kowalski
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Last thread we had about whether people would consider having a transgender Mumei was demodded and that was not a long time ago. Things are such that there are a number of posters whose presence almost always means that they're educating someone who's acting like a butt about these things. I would be hard pressed to say that gaf is a place that's unambiguously inviting to transgender topics, especially on the gaming side, but to be honest i'm not in a position to be certain or have an authority on the subject.
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