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LGBTQ football fans fight for safe space in Brazilian stadiums – The Japan Times

Wearing a rainbow T-shirt and earrings, Ona Ruda struts confidently through the Arena Fonte Nova soccer stadium, home to his beloved Bahia team and one of Brazil’s LGBTQ fan bases.

However, his cool demeanor is not the norm for soccer fans who dare to display their homosexuality in Brazilian stadiums.

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