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ZambiaDating your friends ex
22 July 2007-
Zambia- He had become not only my best friend but the only person I
could discuss gay issues with and that made this friendship so
special...more
Man caught with gay sex toys at Lusaka international airport
08 Apr 2007- Zambia- Jimmy tell Africanveil of his embarrassment at Lusaka int airport when he was asked to open his luggage for s routine check...more
18 Fed 2007- What turned out to be a house party ended up being one of the first gay secrete wedding in Zambia. David lwendo and his partner Steve Mannings have been together for eight years. David told Africanveil that, they were looking forward to this commitment, but the only obstacle was the laws towards homosexuality in Zambia...more
11 Jan 2007- Lusaka- Zambia - Africa's leading Anglican archbishops plan to snub their pro-gay rights U.S. counterpart at a key summit next month as a bitter battle over homosexuality intensifies in a world church on the brink of schism...more
10 Dec 2006- Unlike South Africa,
which has within its legal systems granted same sex marriage, the
Zambian government said it will never pass a law to allow gay marriages...more
Zambian Inside worker reveals how NGOs overlook homosexuals 16 Oct 2006- Lusaka- For the sake of loving and accepting everyone no matter who they do, it’s time Zambia accepted that, this country has a lot of gays, lesbians and transsexuals living with us in most of the communities...more Zambia’s MP son speaks out on his homosexuality 11 Oct 2006- Lusaka- Its not that easy for me to come out of the closet to the public all because of my father’s position as a member of parliament in the Zambian government and the Zambian law regarding homosexuality...more Zambian Prisoners routinely raped by prison warders 24 July 2006- Zambia- Muganda, aged 26, years tells us more on what’s happening inside one of Zambia’s male prisons.“I have been inside in this prison for almost two years and my crime was to do with robbery...more Circumcised or Uncircumcised is it
a priority in African gay sex 04 Mar 2006- Cindy aged 28
speaks out about her sexuality after being called a tomboy for years.
Living in one of Zambia’s cities located in the heart of copper-belts in
Ndola. Cindy talks about what she’s been through and how she’s trying by
all means to leave the city because her community can not accept that
sort of sickness...more Francis Chisambisha speaks out on African Veil Interview by Mphatso 15 Nov 2005- I’m 32 years old, been on the run since 1998, all that's been happening is that they extend my months of stay here ever since I applied for asylum. I came to south Africa in 1998 having run away from Zambia and having been the first to come out of the closet declaring that I was there living in Zambia and started an organization called "legatra" I must say that since that time I had to seek asylum in south Africa and must admit that its not that easy out here because up to now its hard for me to get into college especially that I cant easily work and raise funds for furthering my career. Most of the Zambian guys that really represented the gay rights have all left. Thanks to Ndanji that had continued the work out in south Africa regarding our rights, his work at the mask really inspired a lot in Zambia that are in the closet, I must say that Ndanji was the first gay activist that took our rights openly around the world even though he risked his life but still went ahead. looking at my situation out here I would say that its not that easy to continue more of my work regarding Zambian gay rights because most of the Zambians that I would want to work with are not willing to risk their lives. We do get to read a few things from Behind The Mask but looking at my country ever since Ndanji left Behind The Mask, there is not much news from Zambia, but we really appreciate The Mask because it does bring news to a lot of African countries too. I must say that now I’m happy that Ndanji has managed to launch the first Zambian gay website, its what we have all been looking forward to, we have really waited this long for this and for all the work that he’s doing to keep all the African gay guys and the world at large, we will contribute in any way we can and support Africanveil. Where ever he’s doing this special work, we are all behind him. This interview shows how even gay people in positions of authority feel compelled to cooperate with and even continue oppressive practices themselves, for fear of being outed and exposed themselves if they don't. It demonstrates how homophobia becomes a self-sustaining state of affairs. But it also demonstrates how even among oppressive authorities there is a large pool of people that would love to be free to be themselves. "I’m 36 years old born in Zambia and live here, I’m gay but my job that I have been serving for the past 16 years has always kept me in the closet. I’m a police office in one of the police stations out here in Zambia’s Capital city Lusaka, I must say that I love the job because I always wanted to become a police officer and to my surprise it has brought me cases that are not worth working in the police force any more...more |
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