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ZIMBABWE: Youth Militia Assault Gay Activists, Police Arrest Suspects

Encouraging developments from Southern Africa. A group of young men "wielding hammers" reportedly forced entry into the offices of Zimbabwe's sole LGBT rights group ... but police "swiftly" arrested the assailants, report Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe.

At around 11A Thursday [June 6] five unknown men wielding hammers violently forced entry into the GALZ offices disrupting a meeting in progress. The men rounded up all staff and board members and locked them up in the Guard Room whilst they ransacked the offices collecting all personal property including cellphones, laptops and bags...

We commend the Police’s swift reaction that arrived at the scene and promptly arrested the men. The men have [been] taken [to] Harare Central Police Station. One of our board members [assisted] the police. All members were unharmed. [O]ne cellphone and some cash belonging to a board member is allegedly missing.

The police intervention at GALZ is a far cry from recent events involving Zimbabwe's only LGBT rights group. Two activists were arrested in a May 2010  raid on GALZ's offices. The activist were reportedly tortured while in jail. Both were acquitted of charges of possessing "pornography."

This week's news comes after a series of harsh, anti-gay remarks from Zimbabwe's notoriously notoriously anti-gay President Robert Mugabe and the leadership of the ruling political party ZANU-PF. Zimbabwe's justice minister has  vowed not to recognize basic rights for gays and promised to "arrest same sex partners found committing homosexual acts." A senior government official called for the forced evictions of gays and lesbians in May 2012.

Gay men, lesbians and transgender nen and women face widespread harassment, violence and rape in Zimbabwe, the U.S. State Department reported in its annual human rights survey. Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Some Background:
Zimbabwe Rejects UN Appeal for Gay Rights
ZIM: Cabinet Official Demands Expulsions of Gays
ZIM Man Withdraws from Mr. Gay World 2012 Contest
Mr. Gay Namibia Robbed and Assaulted
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

Zimbabwe Rejects UN Appeal for Gay Rights, Denies Torture Claims

Zimbabwe's justice minister has vowed not to recognize basic rights for gays and lesbians after meeting with the United Nations human rights chief today, reports the BBC and  AP.

Patrick Chinamasa said he told U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay that Zimbabwe will arrest same sex partners found committing homosexual acts. "We made it clear that in our law homosexual activities are criminalized and that any person who commits homosexual activities will be arrested," he told reporters after meeting with Pillay in Harare.

He said claims of state sponsored torture were untrue, and the allegations must be investigated. "There is no state sponsored violence, these are all lies. We told her that there are no torture chambers in Zimbabwe," he said.

Pillay is on a first ever mission by a UN Human Rights chief to Zimbabwe, at the invitation of the Government. The South African judge will meet President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, cabinet ministers, the nation's chief justice and others.

Independent human rights groups have accused Mugabe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front  of "stage managing" the visit and presenting a "fraudulent" account of human rights, according to another report by AP.

In a joint statement Monday, 36 groups said they will boycott a meeting with her arranged by Mugabe’s justice ministry at the Harare Parliament building scheduled Tuesday. The groups said bogus organizations, some even the perpetrators of injustice, were invited to “ambush” the rights defenders’ talks with Pillay. ...

Human rights groups have compiled dossiers from witness accounts of systematic political violence, assaults, beatings, rape and torture over the past decade. At least 600 people have died, about 200 of them in violence during campaigning for the last national elections in 2008.

The 36 groups said Monday that Chinamasa had insisted there was nothing to hide from the U.N. envoy, but that he and justice ministry officials then tried to suppress the activists’ views. Mugabe’s party wanted to stage manage her mission using loyalists to present “a glorified and sugar coated account” of rights issues, the statement said.

The news comes after a series of harsh, anti-gay remarks from ZANU-PF leadership. Last week  a senior government official called for the forced evictions of gays and lesbians. President Barack Obama's historic announcement on marriage equality was described as "the worst form of Satanism" only days before by one legislator.

Zimbabwe's notoriously notoriously anti-gay leader Mugabe entered into a coalition government with opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in 2008. Elections are expected later this year.  Tsvangirai has promised "not to prosecute anyone who is gay" if he wins the election. Tsvangirai says he will continue to call out for tolerance despite an onslaught of criticism after his remarks.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Two Zimbabwean LGBT activists were arrested and tortured in May 2010. Both were acquitted of all charges. Gay men and transgender women face widespread harassment, violence and rape in Zimbabwe, the U.S. State Department reported in its annual human rights survey.

Some Background:
ZIM: Cabinet Official Demands Expulsions of Gays
ZIM Man Withdraws from Mr. Gay World 2012 Contest
Mr. Gay Namibia Robbed and Assaulted
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

ZIMBABWE: Cabinet Official Demands Expulsions of Gays

A senior official in the cabinet of Zimbabwe's notoriously notoriously anti-gay President Robert Mugabe has called for the forced evictions of gays and lesbians. Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo made the remarks to a meeting of traditional chiefs last Friday, reports New Zimbabwe.

"The chiefs are there to protect and promote our cultural values and those who support same sex marriages must be banished from the communities and be dispossessed of their land," Chombo said. "What kind of madness is this that when we have beautiful women in our country some people want to marry other men?"

Chombo was speaking to hundreds of villagers and traditional leaders. ... Among the traditional leaders in attendance was Chief Gampu Sithole of Tsholotsho who said, "As chiefs, we are very clear on homosexuals. We denounce them. I agree with Minister Chombo that those who support homosexuality should be expelled from our communities and their land forfeited."

This was the latest in a series of harsh, anti-gay remarks from leadership in Mugabe's party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front.  President Barack Obama's historic announcement on marriage equality was described as "the worst form of Satanism" by one legislator, reported The Zimbabwe Mail.

As expected, Zimbabwe's interim draft constitution that will face public referendum "does not contain language protecting gay and lesbian rights." This is despite calls by opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to include such protections in the new charter. Mugabe entered into a coalition government with Tsvangirai in 2008. Elections and the constitutional referendum are expected later this year.

Tsvangirai has promised "not to prosecute anyone who is gay." Tsvangirai says he will continue to call out for tolerance despite an onslaught of criticism after his remarks.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Some Background:
ZIM Man Withdraws from Mr. Gay World 2012 Contest
Mr. Gay Namibia Robbed and Assaulted
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

SAFRICA: One Arrest, Police Hunt 2nd Suspect in Gay Serial Killings

Excellent news from South Africa, where an apparent serial killer or killers have been targeting gay men around Johannesburg. Only days after a task force was created to investigate the murders of eight gay men across Gauteng Province, an arrest has been made in one of the killings.

One suspect is in custody. Authorities have announced a manhunt for a second man, who is the cousin of the suspect in custody, reports The Star.

The 29-year-old was arrested in Orlando on Friday morning for the murder of Siphiwe Nhlapo, who was found bound and strangled in his Kliptown apartment in September last year. Nhlapo, 36, was one of eight men killed in Gauteng in similar circumstances over the past two years.

According to provincial police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini, another man suspected of killing Nhlapo is yet to be arrested. The 29-year-old was due to appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder. According to a source close to the investigation, the man is said to have confessed to Nhlapo’s killing, as well as other crimes. But it is unclear if the man is in any way related to the other seven deaths over the past two years.

At least eight gay men have been killed during the two year killing spree around Johannesburg. All were discovered bound and strangled with no signs of forced entry. Most victims had online dating profiles. And at least five of the killed gay men were Black, according to photos published in The Star.

The latest killing was on February 26. Detectives reportedly were reviewing video surveillance footage of the two men last seen with 67-year-old Rulov Senekal.

After previously denying that a serial killer was on the loose, police in Gauteng finally assembled a task force last week to investigate the killings. Gauteng province is the highly urbanized Johannesburg-Pretoria megapolis.

The second suspect vanished from his home in the sprawling Soweto township outside Jo'burg, reports The Star.

The police are calling on the public to help find Nhlanhla Msimango, who they believe may provide vital information on Nhlapo’s murder. While Msimango appears to have vanished from his home in Soweto, his cousin was arrested on Friday last week at his home in Orlando in connection with the murder. Phumlani Msimango was charged with housebreaking and robbery with aggravated circumstances at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Phumlani will be kept in custody until he applies for bail on Monday.

There is also an unconfirmed report that Msimango may have fled to neighboring Zimbabwe. If that is the case, INTERPOL would have to issue the warrant.

South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. SA is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality. Despite these protections, the reality is much different for many Black LGBT South Africans.  Life in the impoverished townships is far less tolerant. Brutal so-called "corrective rape" and murder are increasing against lesbians in South Africa's townships, as well as rape and attacks against gay men.

Zimbabwean Withdraws from Mr. Gay World 2012 Contest

Very disappointing. The Mr. Gay World contestant from Zimbabwe has withdrawn from the competition citing "personal reasons." The move comes only days after the contest celebrated having its first Black contestants from African nations—and as Taurai Zhanje endured bitter criticism at home, reports ZimEye.

Taurai Zhanje, who last week was verbally attacked by many from his local community, pulled out of the contest citing personal reasons. ... Zhanje would not elaborate what he meant by ‘personal reasons.’ Zhanje’s intentions had been celebrated by many organisations in the gay community.

Zhanje was to participate in the fourth annual Mr. Gay World competition which will be held April 4-8 in Johannesburg, South Africa . "For the first time in the competition’s short history there will be Black African entrants," noted The Zimbabwean, a diaspora newspaper published in London. "The Black delegates representing Africa are Taurai, Robel Gizaw Hailu from Ethiopia, Wendelinus Hamutenya from Namibia, while South Africa is being represented by Lance Weyer."

"It's a major development. It's the first time that black Africans will participate, which sends out a powerful message of hope to LGBTI people in Africa. A message that there are role models and that one can live as a successful and open LGBTI person," said Coenie Kukkuk, Africa Director for Mr. Gay World. "It's significant that an Ethiopian delegate is participating. The capital city Addis Ababa is the seat of the African Union, so it sends a strong political message.”

You may recall that Wendelinus Hamutenya, who won the first Mr. Gay Namibia contest in December, was robbed and beaten after the contest. Hamutenya was assaulted "by two men who [approached] him and requested the money" he won in the contest.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

In related news: Zimbabwe's notoriously notoriously anti-gay President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 88th birthday over the weekend with a fresh round of gay-bashing. Mugabe slammed British Prime Minister David Cameron's call to support of gay rights and said "to hell with you."

Some Background:
Mr. Gay Namibia Robbed and Assaulted
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

ZIMBABWE: Draft Constitution Will NOT Protect Gay and Lesbian Rights

As expected, Zimbabwe's interim draft constitution that will face public referendum "does not contain language protecting gay and lesbian rights." This is despite calls by opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to include such protections in the new charter.

But there could be statutes banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, reports the Voice of America.

Committee Co-Chairman Douglas Mwonzora - who is also spokesman for Mr. Tsvangirai's MDC formation - said that reports based on a public outreach process in 2010 indicated that a majority of Zimbabweans did not support including language in the new constitution to protect the rights of homosexuals.

Mwonzora told VOA reporter Violet Gonda that his committee is currently discussing the issue of discrimination based on sexual orientation. He noted that the interim draft has yet to be debated by an all-stakeholders conference before finalization. "The voices against (homosexuality) were more than the voices for it," Mwonzora said.

"But the most important thing is whether people can be discriminated [against] on the basis of their sexual orientation and we agreed that we need to think very deeply about this and see whether we will not be condemning some people to death,” he said.

Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe Director Chesterfield Samba said that without protection under the constitution, the gay community could find itself facing a multitude of human rights issues with no legal recourse.

Zimbabwe's notoriously notoriously anti-gay leader Mugabe entered into a coalition government with Tsvangirai in 2008. Elections and the constitutional referendum are expected later this year.

Tsvangirai has promised "not to prosecute anyone who is gay." Tsvangirai says he will continue to call out for tolerance despite an onslaught of criticism after his remarks.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. Four nations—Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Some Background:
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

Zimbabwe MP Arrested After Saying Mugabe is "Homosexual"

An opposition member in Zimbabwe's parliament has been arrested after saying their notoriously anti-gay despot Robert Mugabe has "practiced homosexuality", report Kenya's Daily Nation.

Mrs Lillian Kirenyi, a legislator from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party was on Tuesday charged with undermining the authority of President Mugabe. The court was told that the MP committed the alleged offence during an address to party supporters on December 9.

She allegedly said: "Zanu PF (President Mugabe’s party) members been attacking MDC president Tsvangirai alleging he is pro-homosexuals yet Robert Mugabe has practiced homosexuality with (Professor) Jonathan Moyo (former Information minister) and Canaan Banana (Zimbabwe’s first ceremonial president)." The late Mr Banana was jailed for sodomising his bodyguard.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai—Mugabe's political rival—has called for greater tolerance and promised "not to prosecute anyone who is gay." Tsvangirai says he will continue to call out for tolerance despite an onslaught of criticism after his remarks.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 38 of 54 African countries. South Africa and Seychelles are the only African nations that protect LGBT rights. The neighboring Republic of South Africa is also the only African nation to guarantee marriage equality.

Some Background:
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Calls Cameron "Satanic" for Supporting Gay Rights

Zimbabwe's notoriously anti-gay despot Robert Mugabe has slammed British Prime Minister David Cameron's suggestion that aid should be decreased to countries that failed to respect gay rights. Cameron made the announcement at the recent 54-nation Commonwealth meeting in Australia.

Mugabe described Cameron's suggestion as "satanic" and threatened that gays would be "punished severely", reports AFP and The Telegraph.

Mugabe, 87, said the concept was "stupid" and that homosexuality was inconsistent with African and Christian values."It becomes worse and Satanic when you get a prime minister like Cameron saying countries that want British aid should accept homosexuality," he said. "To come with that diabolical suggestion to our people is a stupid offer."

Speaking to a group of young people at a community event in a mining town in Zimbabwe's Midlands region, he added that it was "impossible for John to marry Jack or Maria to marry Theresa".

"Do not get tempted into that (homosexuality). You are young people. We will punish you severely," he was quoted as saying in the state-run Herald newspaper. "It is condemned by nature. It is condemned by insects and that is why I have said they are worse than pigs and dogs."

Mugabe's comments come as Zimbabweans prepare to vote next year and possibly afford gays some legal protections. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai—Mugabe political rival—has called for greater tolerance and promised "not to prosecute anyone who is gay."

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in at least 32 of 54 African countries. Two activists with Zimbabwe's only LGBT group were arrested in a May 2010 raid—and later tortured—but were acquitted. Neighboring South Africa is the only nation on the continent that guarantees LGBT rights and marriage equality.

Meanwhile: The United Nations says at least one million people in Zimbabwe face starvation as a result of hyper-inflation created by Mugabe's economic policies. Priorities, priorities.

Some Background:
ZIM PM Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution

VIDEO: South African Documentary on African LGBT Refugees

The South African Broadcasting Corporation has produced a heartbreaking report on the status of gay Africans who  seek asylum in the RSA.

Watch the report WHEN YOU JUMP ...

Being gay is a crime in at least 32 of the 54 countries in Africa. Three of the nations—Mauritania, Nigeria and Sudan—boast the death penalty for gays or same-sex activity. South Africa is the only African nation where same-sex marriage is legal and boasts the continent's only protections of LGBTs. Many LGBT Africans have fled their homelands for South Africa and asylum ... but they often unexpected prejudice, violence and harassment.

The report opens with the story of Junior Mayema, who fled his native Democratic Republic of the Congo for Cape Town. "My mother tried to inject me with a syringe full of gasoline when she discovered that I was gay," says Junior. Junior's relatives in SA have shunned him and he cannot afford to bribe guards at the immigration center.

Watch the report WHEN YOU JUMP ...

ZIMBABWE: PM Morgan Tsvangirai Continues Calling for Gay Rights

PHOTO: Reuters

More promising developments to report from Zimbabwe. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he will continue to call out for gay rights despite an onslaught of criticism after his remarks last week, reports New Zimbabwe.

Despite his party’s best attempts to explain away his remarks as his personal views and kill the debate, Tsvangirai thrust the matter back into the top of the news agenda at a rally in Pashu, Binga, on Friday. "I am not gay," Tsvangirai said. "I’m not going to prosecute anyone who is gay. I will protect their rights. I will not persecute them."

Tsvangirai said that President Robert Mugabe's harsh anti-gay rhetoric is a diversion, reports Zimbabwe Metro.

[Mugabe's party] ZANU PF has gone on overdrive, attacking the Prime Minister for his remarks during an interview with the BBC over the rights of gays. "It is shocking that [ruling party] ZANU PF want to pursue issues which are not useful which do not bring bread and butter to the table," said Tsvangirai.

The premier who has been holding rallies countrywide ahead of the general elections which are likely to be held next year, castigated ZANU PF big wigs whom he said were busy looting national resources at the expense of millions of impoverished Zimbabweans. "Almost three quarters of the country is poor because ZANU PF is looting the diamonds," said Tsvangirai.

Mugabe "wants elections as early as March" to end its "forced marriage" with rival Tsvangirai's MDC party, reports Al Jazeera English. Mugabe entered into a coalition government with Tsvangirai in 2008.

Tsvangirai had previously called for more tolerance of gays. But in March 2010 he joined Mugabe and said that gay rights would not be considered in the new constitution. Tsvangirai's remarks last week to the BBC were a total reversal.

Tsvangirai's remarks come the same week as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Australia. British, Canadian and Australian leaders asked African, Asian and Caribbean nations to decriminalize same-sex relations in an effort to fight soaring HIV rates.

Same-sex acts are currently illegal in Zimbabwe, as they are in most African countries. Two LGBT activists were arrested and tortured last year.  Both were acquitted of all charges. Neighboring South Africa is the only nation on the continent that guarantees gay rights and marriage equality.

Some Background:
ZIM: Tsvangirai Slammed Over Support for Gay Rights
ZIMBABWE: PM Tsvangirai Now Calls for Gay Rights
ZIM Service Chiefs "Demand" Mugabe's Resignation?
Mugabe Denounces "Filthy Gays" of Europe
UN Votes to Condemn Anti-Gay Violence
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Trial Delayed
Zimbabwe: Gay Activist Acquitted
Mugabe Apologizes to Dogs for Gay Comparison
Zimbabwe Vows to Outlaw Homosexuality in Constitution