VICEさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VICEInstagram)「In a landmark decision, Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that homophobic slurs can now be punishable by prison. The decision puts anti-LGBTQ hate speech on the same legal level as racist hate speech, which was already punishable by prison in Brazil. Lead judge, Justice Edson Fachin, said in his ruling that it was a "constitutional imperative" to give LGBTQ citizens equal protection under the law. The same court had ruled homophobia a crime in 2019, but the previous ruling referred only to slurs against the wider LGBTQ community and not individuals. The country of 214 million is reported to have one of the highest murder rates of LGBTQ people in the world, with more than 242 violent deaths in 2022 alone, according to watchdog Grupo Gay da Bahia. Brazil is also considered the deadliest country in the world for transgender people, according to the rights group Transgender Europe, with 1,741 trans people murdered between 2008 and 2022. In a statement, the Brazilian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Travesti, Transgender and Intersex Association (ABGLT) called the ruling “a historic achievement for our community”.」8月25日 0時28分