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Photo: Facebook. “terrible ail” in his book “Evangelizing Africa,” CNN reports. Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association, Rio de Janeiro has traditionally been a believes that Crivella will prioritize religious progressive city, hosting the LGBT-centered rights over human rights, thus harming 6TH ANNUAL FALL FORUM WILL FOCUS Carnival and Pride Parade every year, as well progress made for the LGBT community. as being home to the 2016 Summer Olympics “Check some of his recent speeches on — which had a record-breaking 55 out-LGBT homosexuality,” Terto told PRI. “You’ll see that ON INTERNATIONAL LGBT RIGHTS athletes. he says things like ‘homosexuality is OK, but Michael d’Oliveira Crivella’s win, however, has the city’s we cannot forbid the religious people to say activists worried about the future of LGBT that homosexuality is a sin, that it’s something rights. perverted, dirty, that should be condemned.’” omestic LGBT issues are still Advocates, and one of the panelists for the “I think he represents a very risky climate Queiroz, Terto and other activists in Rio fear that is going on and growing really fast in that AIDS and HIV funding and outreach could important and far from settled. But, Fall Forum, said his organization tries to Brazilian society,” lesbian activist Jindera be cut under the new administration, or that Dafter five years of highlighting them change hearts and minds in a more personal Queiroz told Public Radio International(PRI). police mistreatment of the LGBT community in at Our Fund’s Fall Forum, David Jobin, CEO and organic way. Veriano Terto, activist and researcher at the Rio will only get worse if left unchecked. and president of Our Fund, thought it was By helping to change the culture of time to shed some light on international corporations, Roth hopes to change the culture LGBT issues. of the countries where those corporations are “They’ve been incredibly interesting located. Governments may not listen to human conversations but I felt, after five years, we rights advocates, he said, but they are more were ready to kind of turn the page and talk inclined to listen to businesses. about different topics. Not just ones that are “Corporations have a unique and FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES? in our back yard. We can think a little more powerful platform to speak from.” But it’s globally. People are being thrown off roofs, not about applying financial pressure, such being put to death for being gay and lesbian.” as when PayPal cancelled plans to open Our Fund, an organization that seeks to an operations center in North Carolina unite LGBT donors with LGBT organizations, after that state passed its controversial will hold its 6th Annual Fall Forum, also transgender bathroom bill. “It’s more subtle CALL JEFF DEAN known as the National LGBT Leadership than financial pressure. The first step is for DEFENSE ATTORNEY Forum, on Monday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the companies to provide a safe and nurturing NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale. environment. Jobin said a lot of members of the LGBT It’s not something that’s going to happen community with the resources to help make necessarily overnight but eventually that DUI a positive impact on LGBT individuals abroad can help a [pro-LGBT] platform.” will be at the Fall Forum. “I would be happy Roth adds that rather than be the “ugly if we came away with a more informed, more Americans” and use “neo-colonialism” to try sympathetic audience about these issues.” and “tell people what to do” on LGBT rights Domestic Violence According to the United Nations, many from the outside, the key is to work with nations, mostly in North Africa and the existing LGBT rights groups from within Middle East, still punish LGBT individuals and assist them in their mission. “Partnering Sex O enses with either jail time or the death penalty. And with them so they can do their work.” in some nations, such as Russia, while LGBT Joining Roth on the panel are Nadine relationships have been decriminalized, Smith, CEO of Equality Florida; Angeline individuals still face a lot of cultural and Jackson, executive director of Quality of Drug Charges religious persecution for who they are. Citizenship Jamaica; Micheal Ighodaro, To counter that persecution and help Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention and change the culture, Steve Roth, director of Graeme Reid, director of LGBT Rights global initiatives, Out & Equal Workplace Program, Human Rights Watch. Miami O ce: (305) 777-3595 1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131 Admission is free but space is limited. Fort Lauderdale O ce: (954) 204-3633 Register at Our-Fund.org/forum2016. 110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 4 • 11.10.2016 NEWS highlight Photo Credit: WalterPro4755, Flickr.