RIO DE JANEIRO --- In the historic city streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 30, about 200 demonstrators and gay rights activists chanted "The fight is every day." Uniting in their individual struggles and frustrations, the crowd took a stance against recent anti-gay remarks made by Levy Fidelix, a former presidential
“The Fight Is Every Day:” Brazilians Rally Against Candidate’s Hate Speech
During Brazil’s presidential debates, one candidate attracted a level of attention any long-shot might long for, except that it came as the result of what many are calling hate speech hurled against an LGBT community already vulnerable to deadly violence and discrimination.

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Tracy Lee
Tracy Lee is a freelance international journalist and MintPress reporter that specializes in human interest stories. A former United Nations Correspondent for several years based for Xinhua News Agency, Lee covered the Security Council, General Assembly and all of its peacekeeping operations from UN Headquarters. She provided extensive reporting on a number of events, such as the Syrian civil war, Palestinian bid for UN membership and sanctions against Iran. Lee’s in depth human interest stories ranged from the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake to children caught in crossfire during the Libyan civil war. Recently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lee was on the ground covering the violent clashes between protesters and police during the massive protests that took off across the country. Other past stories which appeared on Huffington Post include the historic Pope Francis visit as well as a profile piece on an American who became a favela funk star in the favelas.