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15 Photos From Brazil’s First Gay Church

The Cidade de Refugio in Sao Paulo was founded in 2011 by a lesbian couple. posted on September 17, 2012 at 10:25am EDT

Jessica Testa BuzzFeed Staff posted about 7 months ago

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15 Photos From Brazil's First Gay Church

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The evangelical church, founded by missionary Lanna Holder and her partner Pastor Rosania Rocha, is the first to serve Brazil’s gay community.

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Same-sex unions are legal in Brazil, and LGBT Brazilians have most of the same legal rights and protections as straight Brazilians.

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I feel like this has to be a joke. I mean, I don’t see how anyone could worship a god whose code of conduct explicitly condemns them. It’s hypocrisy. But, then again, I got turned off of religion long ago.
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I’m not happy with the fact that they are a separate church. It’s a sad story about us Christians that people are forced to make their own churches because the established ones refuse to accept them. You are children of God no matter what the haters say. Only God can judge you.
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That´s wrong. Here in Brasil the same-sex marriage isn´t legal. Just the “Stable Union” wich not conveys the same rights to the couple as if they had a civil wedding.
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