Free of the harsh anti-gay laws found much of Ai, the Democratic Republic of Congo may seem a haven for same-sex upl, but still tak urage to e out Kshasa. But Arthur, a basketball player his 30s, stggl wh the social stigma a untry where many see homosexualy as sful, or unnatural. I don't feel at ease wh myself." Far om outlawg homosexualy like Uganda, where dranian legislatn has sparked a global outcry, the Kshasa ernment has clud measur to help AIDS preventn for the gay muny. Gays and lbians face "verbal and moral vlence and isolated s of blackmail as well as threats", which drive them "unr ver" or even to exile, said a gay rights activist who lls himself "Jtice Walu".
Contents:
- GAY LIFE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
- GAY, OUT AND ON THE AIRWAV IN KSHASA
- GAY LIFE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- CONGO GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN JULY 2023
- GAYS FD URAGE TO E OUT KSHASA
- RETURNG FROM AI, POPE FRANCIS AND CHRISTIAN LEARS CONMN ANTI-GAY LAWS
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
GAY LIFE REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
Bee of the social stigma associated wh homosexualy there is no public gay or lbian muny or anizatn. * gay in congo *
Bee of the social stigma associated wh homosexualy there is no public gay or lbian muny or anizatn.
There is very ltle ter rmatn about gay life Congo but the followg two reports reveal the gree and extent of homophobia Congo:. Dpe promisg chang, many margalized groups, cludg the homosexual mory (lbian), which ntu to be nied a right to visibily.
GAY, OUT AND ON THE AIRWAV IN KSHASA
LGBT Rights Republic of the Congo: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * gay in congo *
The Bible says that homosexualy is an “abomatn” of homosexualy would be, “perversn of the dive orr, nial of nature, the Bible and Ai. ” Far om nmng such remarks, the majory of Ains acquice many church, templ or mosqu the Congo, relig lears preach agast homosexualy and clared that AIDS is another shower of ston at homosexuals. For the mon opn, homosexualy is lked to the stereotype of the effemate men and mascule women.
In other words, the butch lbian would be, while the effemate homosexual or gay would. In Senegal, for example, the term for homosexuals is “gorjigeen” Wolof, which lerally means “man woman”.
GAY LIFE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Inspired by the LGBT movement the Wt, small groups of gays are timidly tryg to make a place for themselv Gay Democratic Republic of Congo. * gay in congo *
If the homosexual lover of etymologilly means the barely pubcent boys, the pedophile turn will be the dividual who has a sexual preference for children, while genr nfed. But the fact that several untri have terms of their languag to x homosexual practic shows that homosexualy has always existed. Already ancient and tradnal societi, certa forms of homosexual practic were allowed.
Homosexualy has always existed, varyg gre, all societi, Ai is no exceptn, sometim prohibed, sometim tolerated. In Nigeria, the largt Mlim untry black Ai, the Koranic law is clear on this: “Homosexualy is a repulsive act agast nature.
” For any homosexual found, the punishment is the same as that rerved for thiev and other highwaymen.
CONGO GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN JULY 2023
There are no specific laws agast gays the Democratic Republic of the Congo but is punished by tradn as beg agast nature. * gay in congo *
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s print, 1998 scribed homosexuals as “worse than pigs and dogs.
GAYS FD URAGE TO E OUT KSHASA
* gay in congo *
I fled my home after my mother tried to ject me wh a syrge full of gasole when she disvered that I was gay. When I did not change my behavr, my father spread the news of my homosexualy to the muny. Sce then I have moved around a lot, livg wh different Congole people, but the story is always the same: once they tect that I am gay, they kick me out.
RETURNG FROM AI, POPE FRANCIS AND CHRISTIAN LEARS CONMN ANTI-GAY LAWS
LGBT Rights Democratic Republic of the Congo: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * gay in congo *
But fdg a job South Ai is tough enough as is; tryg to fd a job as an openly gay foreigner is close to impossible. I have been lookg for a job sce I me here and I felt that most of the managers were judgg me by my ‘gay’ physil appearance.
Although the South Ain nstutn protects LGBTI people om discrimatn, homophobia is eply rooted South Ain society. The majory of South Ains, like most other Ain untri, thk homosexualy is a wtern culture emulated by some Ain youths who are beg reced by whe sugar daddi to homosexualy. We have to build up a job referral system for LGBTI people to tolerant or ‘gay-iendly’ bs and managers.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Stg at his sk a stuffy office wh a rabow flag hangg behd him, 31-year-old Patou Izai says tak a lot of urage to e out as gay Kshasa, the sprawlg pal cy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Although this vast, volatile Central Ain natn do not have the harsh anti-gay laws adopted by neighbors such as Uganda, eply graed nservative cultural norms routely stigmatize, silence and lead to physil threats agast LGBTI (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex) people.
Them range om basic sexual health tips to alg wh prsn to rencilg homosexualy and relign. A particularly popular episo asked Kois, as Kshasa rints self-intify, how they'd react to fdg out a close fay member was gay. He draws hope om the ttimony of a listener who said he regretted mistreatg his brother, who had e out as gay.