The actor's statements Paulo Gustavo that he is not in favor of the LGBT Pride Parade motivated the group Arco-Íris de Cidadania LGBT, which is responsible for organizing the Parade in Rio de Janeiro, to issue a note in which it regrets the speech.
+ "Raising a flag generates prejudice", says actor
According to the group, the actor directly affected the work carried out against prejudice. And that he doesn't know behind the scenes.
"Unfortunately, your speech took the opposite path to what you said yourself: wanting to avoid prejudice. When you say that you don't raise a flag because it generates more prejudice and speaks ill of the Gay Pride, this directly affects work that has been done, for a long time. cost, by a team that fights hard against prejudice".
Arco-Íris says that Parade day is just one event that ends a series of activities carried out during LGBT Pride week.
"There are lectures, debates, themed film showings, artistic performances such as shows and plays, conversation circles, distribution of texts and STD/AIDS prevention material. Therefore, I believe you know a small part of what the arch flag iris stretched on the edge of Copacabana represents".
+ Paulo Gustavo justifies not liking the LGBT Parade
When commenting on the section in which Paulo says he doesn't like it because the party has "a lot of jumping, fighting and people kissing", the group declared that security has been reinforced and that, "yes, it's a party full of people kissing , with music, drink". "Nothing very different from the other parties we see around Brazil. Because the Brazilian people are like that: party people. And you know that, since your art is to make people laugh through caricatured figures from our daily lives."
Arco-Íris invites the actor to participate
The group also questioned whether Paulo Gustavo was aware of the negative impact his comment had on those who work at Parada and invited him to get to know him up close.
"Can you measure how many people are joining 'anger at the Gay Parade' because you said you didn't like it and wouldn't take your family? Have you already been? If you haven't been, you are invited to go, especially before the gathering starts, when the families will enjoy the services provided before the event."
Regarding the importance of the event, the NGO stated that the Parades brought visibility to a marginalized community. "Since 1995, the Parades have contributed to a change in society's conception of the LGBT community. They have been recognized by the Ministry of Culture since 2006 as an LGBT artistic expression and cultural asset of the Brazilian people."
