Já Que Não Podemos Estar Em Um Lugar Maravilhoso Como Este Podemos Sonhar

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On Friday, 24 July, Mexico City approved a bill banning therapies that claim to “cure homosexuality in a historic vote with 49 in favor, 9 against and 5 abstentions.

The local congress also approved the punishment of up to 5 years in prison for members of churches, medical specialists and psychologists who administer violent treatments to “reverse” the sexual orientation of the members of the LGBT community.

Capa protetora feita com palha Takayama

The genius of local materials. To shield you in the rain while planting rice near Takayama, Japan, simply make a raincoat with straw. Photo from my book #VanishingAsia #Takayama #Japan #handcraft https://instagr.am/p/CAiN5t1jeg_/

Agricultor de Takayama

Capa protetora feito de capim

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The day has finally arrived. After years of work, a team of scientists is at Kennedy Space Center in the hopes of seeing their research liftoff to the International Space Station.

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Yoshitoshi came of age as an artist during Japan’s dramatic cultural transformation in the 1860s, after the country opened to international trade following two hundred years of isolation. Just as Japan struggled to reconcile a reverence for tradition with adaptation to the realities of the modern world, Yoshitoshi navigated a range of conventional and contemporary subjects in his prints.

“Cooling off at Shijō by the Kamo River,” 1885, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 

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JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) — Dozens of transgender women are looking for a new home after recent rains destroyed much of the roof of their Downtown Juarez shelter.

“The roof is falling apart, we have torrents of water coming in through the ceiling every time it rains,” said Grecia Herrera, director of the Respettrans Home, a name that combines the words “Respect” and “Transsexual.” The water has caused extensive damage to upper floors used as dormitories.”