A moral panic over homosexualy Zanzibar has prompted the island's ernment to draft a law imposg life imprisonment for men nvicted of gay sex.
Contents:
- ADVICE FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVELLERS ZANZIBAR
- MEN SPECTED OF 'BEG GAY' ZANZIBAR RELEASED ON BAIL: POLICE, LAWYER
- GAY MEN LIABLE TO JAIL FOR LIFE ZANZIBAR
- WHAT DO MEAN TO BE GAY TANZANIA?
ADVICE FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVELLERS ZANZIBAR
LGBT travel Zanzibar - attus, the law, and our experience over the years. Issu around gay travel Zanzibar. * gay rights zanzibar *
Advice for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Travellers Zanzibar.
MEN SPECTED OF 'BEG GAY' ZANZIBAR RELEASED ON BAIL: POLICE, LAWYER
LGBT Rights Tanzania: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * gay rights zanzibar *
” or is Zanzibar gay-iendly? Homosexual behavur, such as kissg public plac, is not tolerated unr the law and uld lead to arrt. The followg year, 2016, the Tanzanian ernment spend AIDS programs aimed at homosexual men, wh the closg of HIV clics soon after.
The primary cint we have heard about occurred when a married, gay uple (not travelg wh Expert Ai) wh the same surname on their passports were asked what their relatnship was. A recent survey Tanzania found that 95% of participants felt that homosexual behavur should not be tolerated society.
GAY MEN LIABLE TO JAIL FOR LIFE ZANZIBAR
This is equally as applible to heterosexual or homosexual displays, and the advice jt as relevant and around Stone Town, as is small, ral villag.
So regardls of a staff member’s personal views, the very seldom impact on our travellers, or g tensns or early 2023 we did have one gay uple visg Zanzibar who reported that they were “ma to feel very unfortable” by one staff member at a lodge who didn’t teract wh them as he had wh other guts.
Incintally, we’d always advise our travellers, gay and straight, to behave fairly nservatively while on Zanzibar – avoidg any public displays of affectn. Further sourc of adviceA few of the most obv sourc of advice for LGBT travellers to Zanzibar are:The UK foreign & Commonwealth office (FCO) provis general LGBT foreign travel advice for all Tanzania lol laws and ctoms page which is eful readg for all travellers to Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) provis rmatn on the laws of untri worldwi, focsed around a seri of summery Wikipedia entry on LGBT rights Ai is extensive, wh a good untry-by-untry summary table. Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (up to life prison as punishment)Censorship✖ State-enforcedNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsConversn TherapyUnknown.
WHAT DO MEAN TO BE GAY TANZANIA?
Public OpnRearch atttus towards LGBTQ+ issu Tanzania have intified a strong opposn to LGBTQ+ rights, reflectg unrlyg homophobic sentiments. HistoryHomosexual activy Tanzania? Homosexual activy Tanzania is illegal (up to life prison as punishment).
Also, Homosexualy is illegal. Current statSce Apr 26, 1977No protectns Homosexualy is illegal hence by flt there are no discrimatn protectn extend to LGBTQ+ employment discrimatn Tanzania? Current statSce Jan 1, 1998Illegal Homosexualy is currently illegal TanzaniaBlood donatns by MSMs Tanzania?