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JI7

(89,276 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2014, 05:00 AM Apr 2014

Gay Rights Victory in Ethiopia

Source: gay star news

Gay rights victories in Ethiopia are scarce. But officials announced today a rally protesting against homosexuality was cancelled.

The initiative was planned after Uganda and Nigeria recently passed anti-gay legislation, with a religious group hoping to raise support of toughening up Ethiopia’s anti-homosexuality laws.

But in a turnaround, the religious group chairman spokesman said the cancellation came after people inside the church asked the government to prevent the rally.

Redwan Hussein, a government spokesman, said the government does not support the homophobic moments that have been building in Ethiopia and across Africa.

He told the AP plans to add gay sex to a list of crimes ineligible for a presidential pardon have been dropped.

Read more: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-rights-victory-ethiopia160414

great news. and it's the people of not just the country but the church that was going to hold it that spoke against the anti gay event.

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Gay Rights Victory in Ethiopia (Original Post) JI7 Apr 2014 OP

This is a nice thing to see. Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #1

Wow.. Some sanity! thank you JI7 Cha Apr 2014 #2

Whew shenmue Apr 2014 #3

Ethiopia has a very different religious profile than Uganda and Nigeria Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #4

things are still not good for gays in ethiopia , but maybe it has to do with lack JI7 Apr 2014 #5

Behind the Aegis

(54,007 posts)

1. This is a nice thing to see.

Reply to JI7 (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 05:10 AM

Apr 2014

Good for them.

Cha

(297,774 posts)

2. Wow.. Some sanity! thank you JI7

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Thu Apr 17, 2014, 06:17 AM

Apr 2014

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

3. Whew

Reply to JI7 (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 06:26 AM

Apr 2014

Good to see this after all that's been happening lately.

Bluenorthwest

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4. Ethiopia has a very different religious profile than Uganda and Nigeria

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Thu Apr 17, 2014, 09:35 AM

Apr 2014

Very different, and because of that they are not influenced by international hate mongers like Francis and his Bishops or the Evangelicals who fuel the flames in Uganda.

JI7

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5. things are still not good for gays in ethiopia , but maybe it has to do with lack

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 04:29 PM

Apr 2014

of colonial history . there were short periods where some euro powers held some power but never enough to actually take total control as they did with other places.

but this history of outside powers not being able to have too much influence may be what is making it tougher for anti gay groups outside the country to do what they are in other places.

hopefully more ethiopians will be able to get some change for the better in their own country.

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