Tanzania: Govt Threatens to Ban Groups Supporting Gay Rights

Tanzania/Septiembre de 2016/Alláfrica

Resumen: El  sexo Gay  es ilegal en Tanzania y se castiga con hasta 30 años de prisión. Tanzania ha amenazado con prohibir grupos no gubernamentales que «promueven» los derechos de las personas lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales, personas intersexuales (LGBTI) y transgénero en la primera declaración pública hecha por el  gobierno en contra del grupo minoritario.

Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison

Tanzania has threatened to ban non-governmental groups that «promote» the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in the first public statement the government has made against the minority group.

Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

The East African country has a reputation for being more tolerant towards LGBTI people than its neighbour Uganda but recent comments attacking the group have sparked fears and condemnation from activists.

In a statement late on Wednesday, the deputy minister for health, community, development and gender, Hamisi Kigwangala, said the Tanzanian government took traditional values seriously and would «always protect them».

«I cannot deny the presence of LGBTI people in our country and the risk they pose in fuelling the spread of HIV/AIDS but we don’t subscribe to the assertion that there’s a ‘gender continuum’,» Kigwangala said.

«We still recognise two traditional sexes and there’s nothing in between or beyond … Any effort to claim otherwise is not allowed.

Fuente: http://allafrica.com/stories/201609090144.html