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Church group protests against gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe
On Sunday, a group of protesters claiming to represent various churches vandalized the perimeter wall outside the offices of the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in Harare. ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:55hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Response to Bulawayo24 letter purporting to be from GALZ
Dear Editor, GALZ, An association of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe has been recently informed of a fabricated letter circulating online and on selected news platforms such as 'Bulawayo24' purportin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 22:46hrs | 9 | by GALZ
Mutare family 'disowns' gay son
GALZ has slammed Zimbabwe's laws for fuelling hate against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQl+) community following the recent publicity of a Mutare based family "diso...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sects condemn The Sunday Mail for gay advert
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has blamed state-owned paper The Sunday Mail for promoting homosexuality in Zimbabwe by running Garwe restaurant's advertisement bearing a picture of...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF only political party to embrace gays'
Zanu-PF is the only political party that managed to respond to concerns raised by the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in 2018.Ahead of the 2018 elections, GALZ approache...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance & Civic Society Organisations in caucus for Gays & Lesbians Law
As the nation is experiencing vast socio-economic reforms since the inception of the New Dispensation, the MDC Alliance have chosen to join the train by amending the Constitution to incorporate same s...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Shelton Muchena
Gays and Lesbians targets Zimbabwe universities, colleges
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has started a process of engaging universities and other higher learning institutions as part of a broader strategy to strengthen academic freedom of members o...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'80% of Bulawayo men who patronise bars and the red light districts are gay'
CALL it double dipping!Panic has gripped the Bulawayo community after shocking and controversial statistics revealed that 80 percent of Bulawayo men that patronise bars and the red light distr...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
90% Zimbabwean gays struggle to find love
ZIMBABWEAN gays and lesbians are finding it difficult to find love and most of them are reportedly living lonely lives, a gay rights activist has revealed.Gays and Lesbians Zimbabwe (GALZ) pro...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gays unveil scholarships
The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has unveiled a scholarship programme targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.Dubbed Munhu!Munhu, the programme...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 21:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | | by BBC
NAC moots gay clinics
THE National Aids Council (NAC) is set to establish five drop-in health centres around the country for men engaging in sex with men (MSM).This is so because of their sexual orientation and the...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa shut door on gays
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, have both shut the door on gay rights, saying same-sex marriage remains banned in Zimbabwe.This comes after Zimbabwe's gays and...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gays applaud Mnangagwa
The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) advocacy group has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for "understanding" them better than his predecessor Robert Mugabe and the opposition parties, a repo...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 11:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Female condoms popular with gay men
ALTHOUGH female condoms are not popular with women, investigations by B-Metro revealed that they are well-liked by gay men who are looking for better lubrication and satisfaction during sex.Wh...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to meet Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has received requests for a meeting with the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe a senior party official has revealed.The party's Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu Said "W...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF holds talks with Commonwealth team
Zanu-PF yesterday hosted a Commonwealth delegation which is in the country to assess preparedness for harmonised elections set for July 30.The team was deployed to Zimbabwe on an assessment mi...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Condom distribution to prisons sparks religious, moral debate
Alfred Kurai (not his real name) twitches uncomfortably as the "talk" begins. He says calling this an interview would make him feel dehumanised and uncomfortable. Kurai is a convict in a Zimba...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays pin their hopes on Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful that the country's new president Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays appeal for equal rights
The Gays and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe (Galz) is hoping that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government will break with the tradition of deposed ex-leader Robert Mugabe who subjected them t...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays and Lesbians raise alarm over stereotyping in Zimbabwe
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) is engaging the clergy, lawyers, traditional leaders among other stakeholders to raise awareness on issues relating to their members to correct stereotypes abo...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gays delights in Mugabe's ouster
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) lobby group has said it hopes President Robert Mugabe's resignation will end the brutality and hate of they suffered at the hands of the veteran leader for alm...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
89 CSOs rap parly for passing Amendment bill on Chief Justice appointment
About 89 Civil Society Organisaions have rapped parliament of Zimbabwe for passing the Amendment Bill No 1 of the constitution in which it gives powers to the President to appoint the Chief Justice....Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 07:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Devil called Censorship
The appointment of the new Board of Censors by Minister of Home Affairs Ignatius Chombo is a disaster towards artistic freedom. The purpose of the current board is to silence artists and whip them int...Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 21:01hrs | 1 | by Silvanos Mudzvova
110 million condoms distributed in 2016
At least 110 million condoms were distributed in 2016 alone a figure which ministry of Health officials say shows that Zimbabweans are now playing it safe.In a statement ahead of the Inter...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daily News, gays face off
Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe, publishers of the Daily News, has taken the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe to court after the latter failed to settle a $1 107 debt.Through it...Published: 29 Nov 2016 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe comes face-to-face with gays
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will this weekend come face-to-face with gays and lesbians - whom he has publicly excoriated as being "worse than pigs and dogs" - when he officially opens the 18th Internation...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 14:23hrs | | by Wongai Zhangazha
Civil servant sacked for 'attending gay party', wants job back
A Bulawayo man - Raymond Sibanda who was sacked after he was arrested while allegedly attending a gay party at a city hotel has dragged the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to court.Sibanda, who...Published: 25 Sep 2015 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
50% of gays HIV+
A recent study conducted by the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has revealed that least 50% of the country's gay and lesbian community is HIV positive.The results of the study confirm tha...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 12:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe forced to host gays, lesbians
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe does not hide his disdain for gays and lesbians and is on record describing homosexuals as "worse that pigs and dogs" and homosexuality as a "white problem".Mugabe's 19...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays blast Minister Parirenyatwa over prison HIV rise remarks
Zimbabwean homosexuals have criticised Health Minister David Parirenyatwa over remarks he made recently that homosexuality contributed to increased HIV in prisons, a report said.Parirenyat...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastors hit final nail in Makandiwa's coffin
UFIC to shutdown with the passing prophecy, of First Lady Grace Mugabe, cited as spiritual evidence to arrest Makandiwa and his close church officials. Explosive ...Published: 04 Apr 2014 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gays and Lesbians hits back at Prophet Makandiwa
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) have launched a scathing attack on United Family International (Ufic) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa following the ‘man of cloth's' vitriol attack on ho...Published: 02 Apr 2014 at 14:50hrs | 1 | by Jairos Saunyama
Gay activists arrested in Zimbabwe
HARARE police on Wednesday raided a city hotel room where members of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) were conducting a training workshop and arrested two officials.Those arrested...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays and Lesbian chairperson summoned to court
Authorities have summoned Martha Tholanah, the chairperson of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz), to appear in court to stand trial on charges of running an "unregistered" organisation....Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Explosive Whatsapp messages between Gumbura's women revealed
Unverified Whatsapp messages allegedly between women from convicted rapist pastor Robert Martin Gumbura's church have surfaced online.Below are the alleged messages as published on MyZimbabwe...Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 20:20hrs | 99 | by Staff Reporter
Gays & Lesbians protest gay director's prosecution
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe has appealed to prosecutor General Johannes Tomana to drop charges levelled against transgender Ricky Nathanson saying the prosecution was a waste of tax-payers' funds. ...Published: 24 Jan 2014 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gays and Lesbians operation in Zim are above board,' says the Judge
The High Court has dealt a major blow to Zimbabwean authorities' attempts to criminalise the work of gays and lesbians after ruling that the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ)'s operations in the c...Published: 14 Jan 2014 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials attend gays and lesbians party
FIVE senior Zanu PF Youth League members, including a central committee member in Bulawayo, have been caught up in a storm after they reportedly attended an end of year party for gays and lesbians at...Published: 06 Jan 2014 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Female-on-female rape cases on the rise in Zimbabwe
A United Nations (UN) report revealed that female-on-female sexual assault cases has recently increased in Zimbabwe.The report claims that a lot of Zimbabwean women have been raped by other w...Published: 21 Dec 2013 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Gays chairperson to appear in court for running 'illegal' NGO
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe chairperson, Martha Tholanah, has been served with summons to appear at the Rotten Row Magistrate Court on December 12, 2013, to answer charges of running an 'unregister...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 03:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays & Lesbians' tribute to trans-gender advocate
Wednesday, November 20, was the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender people are those whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned at...Published: 21 Nov 2013 at 03:36hrs | | by Gays &Lesbians
Zim gays hit catwalk at drag queen contest
HARARE - And the winner is ... Ezmerald Kim Kardashian.That was the stage name for a young man who won the title of Miss Jacaranda at a drag queen pageant in Zimbabwe. He refused to give his r...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 08:06hrs | | by AP - Gillian Gotora
Gay man claims to have dated 3 Zanu-PF politicians
Bulawayo - 'Steven', a man in Bulawayo, has some news for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe: some of his senior party officials are gay. Steven should know. He claims to have dated three of them ...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Thabo Kunene
Rare compliment as Gay & Lesbians commend Zimbabwe police
UNIDENTIFIED assailants on Thursday used hammers to force entry into the Harare offices of the Gays and Lesbians Association, where they locked employees in a room and then ransacked the premises, the...Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 03:08hrs | | by Sapa
Gay men in marriage of convenience to beat stigma
Steve is a 43-year-old gay man who for seven years was married to a woman. But then things - because of his sexual orientation - never gelled and now he is caught in a love triangle.Scared of ...Published: 27 May 2013 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Gugulethu Nyazema
Ban gay, lesbian groups - demands pressure group
A Zimbabwean anti-gay pressure group, Africa Against Western Influence and Interference, has urged authorities to ban gay and lesbian groups in the country, saying their existence was unconstitutional...Published: 02 May 2013 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Group calls for banning of gays and lesbians
A local pressure group, Africa Against Western Influence and Interference, has called on authorities to ban gay and lesbian groups in the country, saying their existence was unconstitutional and un-A...Published: 02 May 2013 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays writes to Mugabe
The Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) yesterday welcomed President Robert Mugabe's renewed calls for peace but urged him to minority groups also enjoy the protection of the law....Published: 22 Apr 2013 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays, Lesbians attack Tsvangirai for castigating same-sex marriage
The NewsDay reporta that Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) yesterday took a swipe at Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for castigating same-sex marriage while addressing MDC-T supporters in Glen Vie...Published: 09 Mar 2013 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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