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Zimbabwe MPs edgy over gay rights
SOME parliamentarians believe Zimbabwe must not grant members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community freedom to openly exercise their sexual rights.T...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 10 | 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 | 10 | 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
Zimbabwe refuses to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual community
ZIMBABWE has refused to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to accept their predisposition.The local delegation led by Justice, Le...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa praises homosexuality
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has praiused South Africa for creating a conducive environment for homosexuals to practice their same sex marriages and partnerships. Speaking ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Prisoner with hermaphroditism gives ZPCS headach
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is having a headache with a stock theft suspect who has both male and female reproductive organs Bul...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 21:01hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mutoko
UN red-flags Zimbabwe on human rights
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration was found wanting by United Nations (UN) member States on human rights violations, with enactment of draconian legislation to curtail freedoms coming unde...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe the new Cold War front
ON February 5, 2018 United States President Donald Trump wrote to the US Congress that he was extending sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year. This year President Joe Biden did the same.The gi...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:28hrs | 13 | by Nevanji Madanhire
'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
'Mnangagwa's govt one of the worst in the world'
THE United States has adjudged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as one of the worst administrations in terms of human rights violations in the world.This came out in a report titled 4...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
'BCC clinics do not discriminate patients'
Personnel at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) clinics attend sensitisation workshops to equip them with skills to treat all patients, including people with different sexual orientation and key populations,...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital sets up register for people with ambiguous genitalia
MPILO Central Hospital has initiated a register for people with ambiguous genitalia in a bid to help them deal with the issue and avoid future psycho-social problems they may encounter regarding sexua...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Cult of Rhodes: Remembering an Imperialist in Africa
Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) remains a controversial figure in colonialism and imperialism studies. Paul Maylam's 2005 publication is useful in confronting debates on his role in the colonization of ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
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
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 praise Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has received rare praise from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community for abandoning his predecessor Robert Mugabe’s politics of discrimin...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers seek ties with media
SEX workers in Bulawayo have bemoaned what they termed misrepresentation in the mainstream media, citing negative coverage as increasing their discrimination in society.Speaking during a media...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
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
7 000 sex workers in Bulawayo!
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care estimates that there are about 44 586 sex workers in the country aged between 15 and 49 years and nearly 7 000 of them operate in Bulawayo.According to th...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 04:19hrs | | 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
Mugabe's human rights record under spotlight again
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party continues to hog the international limelight regarding its human rights record after the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour yesterda...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman beaten, mutilated and raped for being lesbian
A woman in South Africa has been beaten, raped, mutilated and then set alight her crime being that she is a lisbian.Daily Sun reported that this was how heartless killers murdered Matshidiso "...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 12:17hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Child born with male and female genitals
A Mvurwi woman is living in trauma after giving birth to a child with a rare condition of genital ambiguity.The parents cannot tell whether the child is male or female and doctors say ther...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreskins used in anti-ageing product
FORGET the stories you have heard about female rapists, pouncing on "unsuspecting" men, raping them in order to gather supplies for sperm banks and for other purposes, such as sorcery.Foreskin...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 20:34hrs | | by Peter Matika
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
Man to be prosecuted for distributing materials that promote homosexuality
Zimbabwean police have moved close to prosecuting Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) director, Chesterfiled Samba, after they accused him of distributing materials that promote homosexuality....Published: 22 Aug 2012 at 09:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Father of six, married for 25 years discovers he was a woman
A US man married for 25 years who had six kids went to the hospital fives ago with a kidney stone and left with a piece of life-changing news - he was a woman.Now, Stevie Crecelius - formerly ...Published: 08 Jul 2012 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Intwasa festival koBulawayo dates unveiled
The organisers of the multi-disciplinary arts fiesta, Intwasa Festival KoBulawayo, have unveiled the dates and the theme for this year as they made a call for people to support the event.Intwa...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 05:15hrs | | by Entertainment reporter
Zimbabwe Delegate Withdraws from Mr Gay World
The Mr Gay World Organisation has announced that Taurai Zhanje, the delegate from Zimbabwe has withdrawn from the competition due to ‘personal reasonsââ...Published: 26 Feb 2012 at 13:28hrs | | by Coenie Kukkuk
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