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We deserve respect, protection: Galz
Nqobani Ndlovu ·
THE Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (Galz) has called on authorities to abandon former President Robert Mugabe’s politics of discrimination, hatred and intolerance of its members, saying they equally deserve respect and protection under the present administration.
Mugabe was a fervent critic of homosexuals, and was known for making homophobic statements over the years.
In July 2013, Mugabe criticised South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights saying: “Never, never, never will we support homosexuality in Zimbabwe.”
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