SP Chamber advances project that prohibits LGBT+ Parade on Avenida Paulista

The São Paulo City Council approved, last Wednesday (20), a bill that aims to change the location where the LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade is held and prohibit the presence of children and teenagers at the event.

The text, authored by councilor Rubinho Nunes (União), still needs to be discussed once again in the plenary of the Legislative House before being sanctioned by Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB).

The Parade usually takes place annually on Avenida Paulista, attracting a large audience.

In the project, the councilor asks for this to change, transferring the event to a closed and private location on the grounds that such an event "causes traffic disturbances and embarrassment to the public who do not identify with the agenda proposed by the said movement".

"Holding the events referred to in this Law in open spaces may cause embarrassment to parents who are accompanying their children or teenagers and are not supporters of the cause defended by the protesters."

The text was approved in the plenary with a symbolic vote. The following councilors were against the measure:

- Alessandro Guedes (PT)
- Amanda Paschoal (PSOL)
- Eliseu Gabriel (PSB)
- João Ananias (PT)
- Keit Lima (PSOL)
- Luana Alves (PSOL)
- Luna Zarattini (PT)
- Professor Toninho Vespoli (PSOL)
- Renata Falzoni (PSB)
- Silvia from Bancada Feminista (PSOL)

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Source: CNN