HALTED: Brazilian leader suspends anti-homophobia campaign!

Brazil’s president suspended an anti-homophobia campaign Wednesday, May 25 that had been planned to begin at schools this year because she thought the videos and pamphlets weren’t appropriate for children, according to Bay Windows.


Presidential secretary Gilberto Carvalho met with legislators representing religious groups that have opposed the campaign and emerged to say that Rousseff decided to delay the program.

He did not provide details on what material in the videos and pamphlets was considered inappropriate by Rousseff. The materials were to be distributed to children of varying ages across Brazil.

"The government maintains its clear position against any type of homophobia," Carvalho said. "It’s important that this material, to be productive and to reach its goals, be the result of extensive consultation with society, to not generate this type of controversy."