"Who did machismo kill today?"
"We want the right to dress how we want, choose the hour in which to go out, to desire and love who we want"
"My body is a party but only those are invited can enter"
"Free"
"An intelligent man is a feminist man!"
"I love who I want"
Londrinenses and other local supporters coming together for a peaceful protest for the rights of those subjugated by socially inscribed norms that favor machismo and other alienating practices. This protest left me speechless by the amount of emotion and passionate support by the participants. After marching through the city the protest ended up at the Concha Acústica where participants shared their stories of abuse, judgment, mistreatment, etc., men and women alike. One of the most powerful performances came from a man begging for the crowd's forgiveness after coming to the realization of his past ignorance as an abusive significant other along with a young woman speaking out on the abuse she experienced by her apartment building doorman at just eight years old. While many may not agree with the idea behind the march, which originated in Canada, there is much to be said about the organization of this particular march and the emotion exuded by its participants.
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