Felipa de Souza
Encyclopedia
Felipa de Souza was a woman who had romantic relationships with other women during the Brazilian colonial era. She was accused of sodomy
and because of that she fell victim of the Catholic Inquisition
.
Her name was adopted by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
to name its annual human rights prize.
Sodomy
Sodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...
and because of that she fell victim of the Catholic Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
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Her name was adopted by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is a US-based international non-governmental organization that addresses human rights violations against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, intersexuals, transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS...
to name its annual human rights prize.