Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s new president says he won’t lift a finger to legalize gay sex

"In our constitution it is banned, and it is my duty to obey my constitution."

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Ellen took on Donald Trump’s anti-elephant policy & he suspended it

"Elephants show compassion, sympathy, social intelligence, self-awareness. They have excellent learning abilities, all the things I have yet to see in this president."

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HIV epidemic is ‘coming under control’ in the country with highest prevalence

The gains are at risk, however, as the White House's proposed budget would reduce funding by about $1 billion to PEPFAR, which supports anti-retroviral therapy for millions of people.

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Will President Trump cut aid to international queer and intersex advocates?

“We have to be realistic," said the World Bank’s first LGBT and intersex advisor.

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Mugabe says China aid doesn’t require Zimbabwe to ’embrace homosexuality’

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe told a Chinese TV interviewer that he resents Western international aid because it always depends on conditions such as accepting homosexuality. The Telegraph reports that Mugabe praised Beijing for being “very constructive”…

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Zimbabwe president threatens to expel diplomats who promote gay rights

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe on Friday threatened to expel foreign diplomats who try to promote gay rights in the southern African country.

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Zimbabwe’s gay community wins a landmark court victory

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe’s LGBT community is celebrating a court victory in which authorities sought to shut down the country's main LGBT rights advocacy group.

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Gays hit the catwalk at drag queen contest in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe — And the winner is ... Ezmerald Kim Kardashian. That was the stage name for a young man who won the title of Miss Jacaranda at a drag queen pageant in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe’s LGBT community in fear after Mugabe’s disputed re-election victory

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe’s LGBT community remains in fear following the re-election of President Robert Mugabe, who pledged during campaign rallies to impose tighter anti-gay legislation and called for gays to be jailed or beheaded.

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Zimbabwe president calls for the beheading of gays

MUTARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe stepped up his campaign against LGBT Zimbabweans during an election rally of his Zanu PF party supporters in Mutare this week, calling for the beheading of gays.

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