Ever since he was a boy growing up in Brazil, all Acacio wanted was to please his parents: get good grades in school, meet a nice girl, stop being so... gay.

Mário César’s multi-award-winning graphic novel explores the horrific application of Conversion Therapy and what it’s like to grow up gay in Brazil. This is not an easy read. But to prevent Conversion Therapy from continuing to be applied, it’s a necessary one.

“It hurts to read Blessed Cure because... we still deal with a lot of what is in this [book], things that should have been abandoned decades ago.” - Doka, Suco de Manga