Crossing a pedestrian crossing has never been so "joyful"
Salvador's pedestrian crossings will be painted in rainbow colors on the night of October 22nd. The action, called "Rainbow on the ground", aims to raise public awareness of the cause LGBT.
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After painting the banners in various parts of the city, the movement Take YourBike out of the Locker, which organizes the action, will carry out leafleting to raise awareness of the importance of public policies aimed at the cause, on October 24th.
Salvador will be the pioneer of the project in Brazil, which has already been adopted by countries such as the United States, Canada, Chile, England and Russia. "In addition to being a milestone in our struggle, it will increase tourism in the city, as it will become a national reference", comments Larissa, activist and organizer of the event.
The action is in partnership with the Municipality of Salvador and has support from SECOM, the Municipal Secretariat of Urban Mobility and Transalvador.
Homophobia
According to the organization, the Northeast region records the highest number of homophobic homicides and the Bahia it is the first in the ranking of violence against gays, lesbians and transsexuals. O Brazil is responsible for 44% of homo-transphobic crimes in the world and that every 28 hours a victim is murdered, he reported.
