Tanzanian police said Wednesday they had arrested 12 men, including two South Africans and a Ugandan, for presumed homosexuality as part of an ongoing crackdown against gays. “We arrested the criminals at (the hotel) Peacock — they were promoting homosexuality. (more…)
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Tanzania arrests 12 for “homosexuality” in Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania withdraws threat of publishing “gay list”
The African country of Tanzania has withdrawn its threat of creating a list of gay people and sharing it publically.
Tanzania The list, which was threatened last week, would have outed people who are accused of selling sex online. Deputy health minister Hamisi Kigwangalla was to call a press conference on Monday to distribute the list, however, the press call was cancelled. Taking to Twitter he wrote that they were not going to name names due to a “technical reason” and said they would deal with “the issue” differently.
He wrote,
“For strategic reasons and to avoid destroying evidence we will deal with this issue differently and will keep you informed at every step.”
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Tanzania took the unusual step of banning the imports of lube last year in an effort to crackdown on anal sex. The action was seen as a move which directly targetted the gay and bisexual male community.
Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania as it is in 38 of the 54 countries in Africa. Those found guilty, in the Commonwealth country, could be handed life imprisonment. However, no arrests have been known to have been made in recent years.
Homosexual acts attract the death penalty in three African, Sudan, Somalia and Mauritania, where the legal system is based on Sharia law.
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Commonwealth country, Tanzania is to publish “list of gay people”
In its continued crackdown on gay people, the Tanzania government has said it could publish a “list of gay people”.
CREDIT: ©-nito103-Depositphotos Homosexuality is illegal in the African country with offenders facing up to 30 years in prison and this new policy is aimed at people who promote same-sex sexual activity online. Tanzania’s deputy health minister Hamisi Kigwangalla said the country had boundaries when it came to sexuality and told critics of the proposed plans to “respect our culture” and called homosexuality “unnatural”.
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This African government want to ban lube to stop gay sex
The government of Tanzania apparently wants to stop gay sex, so it’s banning lube.
Tanzanian health officials have banned the import of sexual lubricants in a move to crack-down on anal sex, directly targeting the gay and bisexual male community.
Gay sexual relations are illegal in Tanzania with those found guilty handed life imprisonment sentences. However no arrests have been known to have been made in recent years.
According to News24.com, Health Minister for the East African country Ummy Mwalimu said,
“It is true that the government has banned the importation and use of the jelly to curb the spread of HIV,”
“It is estimated that 23 percent of men who have sex with men in Tanzania are living with HIV/AIDS,”
“I have instructed stakeholders working with gay people to remove the products from the market.”
Up until recently the gay and bisexual community were being handed out lube for free as part of a health campaign by advocacy and health groups working with the community. However the ministry now wants to use the money spent on lube “for beds for the maternity wards.”
It is recommended by healthcare professionals that lube always be used when having anal sex, regardless if the sex is being same-sex couples or opposite-sex couples.
Waterbased or silicon lubes are recommended with condom usage, one of the most effective ways of combatting HIV infections – as oil based lubricants such as Crisco or even cooking oil can break or weaken a condom.
