Hello people I love so much!
Yesterday, Ibope Intelligence released some figures regarding people's opinions about homosexuality. Among other things, the research that questioned 2.002 Brazilians (this is a cabalistic number, right?), asked about gay marriage, homosexuals occupying certain positions such as doctors, police officers and teachers and even whether people would have any restrictions if they knew that their friend is homosexual.
To begin with, 1101,1 people declared themselves against homosexual marriage, totaling 55% of Brazilian men and women (oh, what a Jânio Quadros moment, I believe!).
Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind when I read this information was: "My edi for this 55%". Because, in fact, I don't need anyone's approval or acceptance to be a well-resolved and, above all, happy homosexual. But of course, in a second and third moment, I thought more about the matter and came to some conclusions.
Let's remember that surveys, even though they may give an idea of a certain subject, cannot be considered as the real opinion of a population, especially in a country the size of Brazil and its more than 190 million inhabitants. Still, it is possible to raise some questions… After this addendum (look at me using words…), we can think about some things like:
– It is curious how older generations have problems with homosexual relationships, unlike younger generations who now accept sexual diversity more naturally, making it possible to interpret that education and clarification on a given subject is fundamental for an opinion free from prejudice. Perhaps, if the infamous kit against homophobia is taken seriously and used in a concrete and effective way, it can contribute even more to eradicating prejudice and intolerance...
– Something that didn't surprise me at all was the fact that the research revealed that the highest rates of rejection, in relation to gay marriage, were among those who declared themselves Protestants or evangelicals. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, but do you need to spend shoe soles to figure this out? And then, religious leaders claim that the speech preached on their altars is not prejudiced, discriminatory and intolerant... I know... I know...
– According to the director of Ibope Intelligence, Laure Castelnau, "the data shows that, in general, Brazilians have no restrictions in dealing with homosexuals in their daily lives, such as professionals or friends who come out as homosexuals. But is still resistant to measures that may denote some type of support from society for this issue, such as the institutionalization of stable unions or the right to adopt children". I'm simpler to summarize this... The fact is that deer are cute and funny at the neighbor's house, at home things change very quickly.
However, the main thing to think about this issue is: we live in a democracy and, as defined by a thinker (who unfortunately I don't remember the name of!), a democracy, among other things, is a political regime that puts minorities first, after all, the majority already has the burden of being the majority. And being a minority group is not necessarily related to numbers, but to power of influence... And it is worth remembering that the Christian religious group (the main opponents of LGBT rights) has increasingly increased and goes to great lengths to block a right that it must be guaranteed by a State that is secular… or should be. But this is Brazil, right? We cannot forget our patriarchal and Jewish/Christian heritage that disembarked from the caravels of the Iberian people.
To conclude, it would be interesting to ask the same people about issues that would actually and directly affect their lives, such as the country's economic policy... We would probably have results with much less ownership on the part of those interviewed. Unfortunately…
The message is given...
Kiss, kiss, kiss… I went…
