Brazilian queer art exhibition cancelled after campaign by rightwing protesters

"A video by protesters that has been watched over a million times described one of the works, one of two paintings by artist Bia Leite from a series called ‘Criança Viada’, or ‘Gay Children’, as “practically child prostitution”.

The children are fully clothed in the painting and the accusation that it promotes paedophilia is unfounded, Fidelis said.

“Thework is about bullying, about prejudice,” he said.

Fidelis said that a painting which protestors said depicted an act of bestiality was actually a work about colonialsm. Another work by Fernando Baril called ‘Crossing Jesus Christ Goddess Shiva’ was also accused of being blasphemous by the protestors.

Fidelis found out the exhibition had been cancelled when Santander published a notice on its Facebook page on Sunday."
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