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Tag Archives: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mugabe seeks life in prison for homosexuals
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has resume his verbal attacks on LGBT people, promising that he will make the country a “hell” for gays and lesbians if his Zanu PF party wins the July 31 election. He proposed life sentences … Continue reading
Anti-AIDS programs ignore LGBTs in Africa
While the LGBT community globally struggles to find funds for basic human services and HIV prevention, we are discovering disturbing trends in the allocation of United States funds to Christian fundamentalist organizations that are often in the front lines of … Continue reading
Attack on LGBT group in Zimbabwe; police to the rescue
A group of young men, apparently acting as a youth militia for an unidentified anti-gay organization, attacked the offices of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) today, threatened staff members with hammers, ransacked the offices and locked up the staff. … Continue reading
21 in prison for being gay, 16 more awaiting trial
(This is the latest update of a page that is often revised — again and again — as new information is received.) Worldwide, at least 21 people are currently in prison for violating laws that punish those who are born … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Trials / punishments
Tagged Cameroon, Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, Morocco, Nigeria, Roger Mbede, Senegal, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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African hypocrisy about sport, church, beds and gays
When an anti-gay organization in Zimbabwe recently made the untrue but oft-repeated claim that homosexuality is an “un-African” import from the West, a reader known as “OneLove” responded with this pointed commentary about the hypocrisy of attacking one group’s sexual … Continue reading
Zimbabwe activists reject call for anti-gay crackdown
Zimbabwean LGBT activists have slammed a Bulawayo-based anti-gay political organisation that is calling on the country to ban local groups that help LGBT people. The pressure group argues that LGBT advocacy organisations are un-African and in violation of the Zimbabwean … Continue reading
Mixed feelings among LGBTs as Zimbabwe turns 33
Zimbabwean LGBT people across the world have expressed mixed feelings on the country’s Independence Day celebrations as Zimbabwe turned 33 today. For some LGBT Zimbabweans who fled from the country because of its widespread homophobia, Independence Day was a time … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Harassment
Tagged Chitungwiza, Harare, Independence Day, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe smear campaign targets alleged gay students
A group of students alleged to be homosexuals at Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru, Zimbabwe, are living in fear following the publication of their names in an anti-homosexuality Facebook smear campaign . The students whose names have been exposed … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Harassment
Tagged Facebook, Midlands State University, MSU, Zimbabwe
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African anti-gay backlash is a sign of LGBT progress?
“Gay Rights in Africa Move Slowly, Cautiously Forward,” states the headline of a Voice of America article. Believing that requires a leap of faith, since anti-LGBT legislation is under discussion or nearing approval in Uganda, Nigeria and Liberia, while Zimbabwe … Continue reading
LGBT rights group cheers new Zimbabwe constitution
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) says its members welcome the recent overwhelming vote in favor of the country’s new constitution, despite its provision banning same-sex marriage. With a new constitution, the country can move forward to new elections and … Continue reading
