Brazil in 2018 was a powder keg of political tension. Following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro's ultra-conservative campaign, LGBTQ+ rights were under direct threat. Six Vidas responded not with pamphlets, but with radical empathy. The 2018 episodes directly addressed the fear of walking down the street holding a partner's hand, the rise of conversion therapy rhetoric, and the safety of queer clubs.
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