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           Hundreds of Thousands of Brazilians Hold Gay Rights Parade

   by VOA News

   Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians celebrated in the streets of Sao
   Paulo Sunday for one of the world's biggest gay pride parades.

   Brazilians have little to celebrate at the moment. The country is
   dealing with a Zika outbreak, the president's impeachment, and pressure
   to postpone this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

   But the parade was an opportunity for people to dance, dress up and
   enjoy themselves, even if the overall theme of the gathering - a demand
   for equal rights - is a serious one.

   "For some people, this is a Carnival out of season -- to have fun, mess
   up and do some wrong things," one participant said. "In my case and for
   many others, we came for a cause -- asking for respect, to fight for
   our rights, for people to treat the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
   transgender) community better. We are human beings, just like any
   others."

   Gay rights advocates in Brazil are pushing the congress to pass a law
   allowing Brazilians to legally identify themselves as the gender of
   their choice and not necessarily what is stated on their birth
   certificate.
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