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Podcast: Brazil Unfiltered
Episode: The Early Days of the LGBTQIA+ Movement with Edward MacRae
Description: In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Edward MacRae. Edward is Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Bahia in the Department of Anthropology. Edward’s doctoral dissertation and first book, The Construction of Equality: Sexual Identity and Politics in Brazil During the Opening is widely considered to be a one of the founding classics of LGBTQIA+ Studies in Brazil. Edward has also written extensively on public policy regarding drugs and harm reduction. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and cultur...