For gay men Zambia, where homosexualy is banned, suici is a mon end | The World om PRX

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• FOR GAY MEN ZAMBIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS BANNED, SUICI IS A COMMON END
• ZAMBIA GAY RIGHTS ROW: US AMBASSADOR 'THREATENED' OVER JAILG OF UPLE
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVEL TO ZAMBIA
• ZAMBIAN JAILED GAY UPLE PARDONED PRINTIAL AMNTY
• FOR GAY MEN ZAMBIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS BANNED, SUICI IS A MON END

FOR GAY MEN ZAMBIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS BANNED, SUICI IS A COMMON END

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — Chanda is lm as he reunts his battl agast homophobia. It’s a crime to be a homosexual here.

Many people Zambia’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny, who face potential imprisonment acrdg to lol law, say ’s a stggle to pe wh the emotnal trma that wh livg a place where one’s most personal practic or inty is regularly attacked.

Chanda, a gay man. There are no official statistics about the mental health of Zambia’s LGBT muny bee the ernment don’t legally regnize s existence, but Robertson’s experience match the data culled om other untri, even plac where ’s not illegal to be gay.

ZAMBIA GAY RIGHTS ROW: US AMBASSADOR 'THREATENED' OVER JAILG OF UPLE

Chanda says he first attempted suici when he was 15 years old, when he disvered that he was gay but uldn’t talk wh anyone about . Three years later, after hearg a prit preach hate and nmnatn for gay people, Chanda began to pray fervently that his sexual orientatn would change.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVEL TO ZAMBIA

The last attempt was at universy, he says, after his room was nearly set on fire at night by stunts who disvered that he was gay. He asked that GPJ not publish the name of his anizatn bee he worri that will be targeted by anti-gay activists.

ZAMBIAN JAILED GAY UPLE PARDONED PRINTIAL AMNTY

What are the reasons for the dramatic cle anti-gay bias the Uned Stat? Given that you are the top two elected lears of the Republic of Zambia, you need to openly and clearly expla why is that unr your watch, the space of one week, two embassi Laka hoisted LGBTQ+ flags on their premis, and NGOs that promote gay rights held a full nference Siavonga to strategize on crimalizg homosexualy Zambia.

The are ccial matters, pecially given that homosexualy is illegal Zambia; that no prev Zambian ernment ever permted anized homosexualy any space; and that gay rights are a matter that has surround the UPND om s opposn days. 1) In October 2019, onle media Zambia reported that Print Hichilema attend a meetg the rort town of Lake Como Italy of the Ai Liberal Network (ALN), an anisatn which promot liberal valu, cludg homosexualy (as mory rights).

2) On October 3, 2019, Col Stewart, wrg , reported a statement by UPND youth spokperson Gilbert Liswaniso: “We as UPND youths we wish to state that spe Print HH FULLY supportg gay rights, he remas an elr at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) and therefore a Christian. Print Hichilema is of the view that gays and lbians are part of and should be allowed to do what they want.

FOR GAY MEN ZAMBIA, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS BANNED, SUICI IS A MON END

As youths of UPND we endorse Print Hichilema’s stance and ask well-meang Zambians to fully rpect rights of gays and lbians people. We stand UNITED for gays and lbians.

It will therefore be proper, hont and scere for you, Print Hichilema and Vice-Print Nalumango, to state clear terms if the UPND supports and promot gay rights. You need to state clearly whether, now that you are the lg party, you will now pursue the crimalizatn of homosexualy and legalizatn of gay marriag and all that go wh that.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT IF YOU LEGALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY, YOU MUST DECRIMINALIZE PAEDOPHILIA (CHILD DEFILEMENT), CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, CHILD MARRIAGES AND CHILD SEX TOURISM? It is a child-moltg homosexual group that works day and night to give gays legal accs to children who are eight-years-old.