Brazil breaks world record for largest straight pride parade, all twelve participants honored

Members of an anti-gay group in Sao Paulo, Brazil came together on Saturday afternoon to hold a straight pride parade. The twelve participants broke the Guinness World Record for the largest straight pride parade and were honored by city representatives.

The parade, which took place on Paulista Avenue, reached a final tally of twelve attendees. The participants walked down the avenue holding signs with phrases like “NO STR8 H8!” “STRAIGHT IS GREAT!”.

A Guinness representative who was at the event later presented the twelve with a certificate honoring their achievement. City representatives congratulated the attendees. 

“We made history today,” said Maiara Goncalves, the event organizer, “I’m so glad that the straight community could come together today and show the gays that we are proud of who we are. It’s time that we stand up against discrimination.”

Equalitopia reached out to Guinness, but they declined to comment.

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Sao Paulo holds ‘world’s biggest’ gay pride parade

In Brazil, São Paulo held its annual pride parade on Sunday. Organizers of the event claim it was the biggest in the world, with over 3 million participants, reports AFP.

According to the report, 198 gays were killed last year in homophobic attacks in Brazil.

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Catholic archbishop says kids are spontaneously gay

A Brazilian archbishop said adolescents are “spontaneously homosexual” and in need of guidance, while society at large is pedophile, reports The Associated Press.

“Society today is pedophile, that is the problem. So, people easily fall into it. And the fact it is denounced is a good sign,” Grings told Brazilian newspaper O Globo.

The archbishop also said it was important to help children avoid homosexuality.

“We know that the adolescent is spontaneously homosexual. Boys play with boys, girls play with girls,” he said. “If there is no proper guidance, this sticks. The question is — how are we going to educate our children to use a sexuality that is human and suitable?”

Grings also said the acceptance of homosexuality in society could pave the way for the acceptance of pedophilia.