Eye Candy: Rodrigo Massahud (reprise)

Rodrigo Massahud is another one of those beautiful men from Brazil who has been an Eye Candy model before (on February 28, 2011). The 31-year-old is quite a gato, eh?

Brazil High Court Legalizes Civil Unions

There is good news from Brazil! The largest country in South America's highest court voted unanimously on Friday to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

From Reuters:

The court ruled that gay couples deserve the same legal rights as heterosexual pairs when it comes to alimony, retirement benefits of a partner who dies and inheritances, among other issues.

In Latin America, gay marriage is legal only in Argentina and Mexico City.

Same-sex civil unions granting some rights to homosexual couples are legal in Uruguay and in some states of Mexico outside the capital. Colombia's Constitutional Court has granted same-sex couples inheritance rights and allowed them to add their partners to health insurance plans.

Brazil's ruling sets a judicial precedent that must be honored by all public institutions, including notary publics where civil unions must be registered.

"This is a historic moment for all Brazilians, not just homosexuals. This judgment will change everything for us in society — and for the better," said Marcelo Cerqueira with the gay rights group Grupo Gay da Bahia. "Gays, lesbians and transsexuals will be recognized as being more human. We'll be more accepted by having our rights honored."

Very interesting! I guess I will have to bump Brazil higher on the list of the countries I want to visit. (i'm only going to countries which recognize LGBT civil rights.)

Eye Candy: Rodrigo Massahud

Rodrigo Massahud is a 31-year-old Brazilian model who was named "Mr. Rio Diversity" in 2010. Hat/tip to David Dust for this week's Eye Candy.

You can find more photos of Rodrigo on his Facebook page.