Mozambique decriminalized homosexuality Monday when a new penal code came into force that swept away old Portuguese colonial laws, in a victory for campaigners for gay rights.

The old code, dating back to 1886, targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature” — though no known prosecutions took place after Mozambique became independent in 1975.

Breaking the law was punishable by up to three years of hard labor.

“It's a symbolic victory, as social inclusion remains the main challenge,” Frank, a student gay rights activist who declined to give his full name, told Agence-France Presse.

The new penal code, which was announced last December by then President Armando Guebuza, also decriminalizes abortion after lobbying by civil rights organizations.

Women can now end a pregnancy until the 12th week. Extraordinary circumstances, such as rape or threats to the mother's life, allow for the procedure until the 16th week.

The code came into force on Monday, though no official events or celebrations were scheduled to mark the occasion.

The majority of African countries outlaw homosexuality, but Mozambique has seen little anti-gay violence or social friction over the issue.

Dercio Tsandzana, an influential blogger and activist, said there had been an absence of public discussion over homosexual rights.

“The government instead abides by the external pressure put by some embassies and foreign donors,” he said.

“Most Mozambicans don't deny homosexuality, but one can't say either that it is accepted.“

Despite a seven-year campaign, the Mozambican government has not officially recognized Lambda, the only gay rights organization in the country.

In neighboring Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe is known for his crusades against homosexuality, and discrimination is widespread across the continent.

Homosexuality is punishable by death in Sudan, Nigeria and Mauritania.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/6/29/mozambique-scraps-colonial-era-homosexuality-ban.html

Very soon Nigeria will join the cuz buhari will not wast time to sign that because of little money wey obama the give him na aboki now weting them know

F*ck civility, f*ck rights, 3.5 BILLION DECIBEL
THUNDER will FIRE any motherf*cker who comes across me with ideas of anus, or lesbo,mtchew, it is simply against nature,let's not call a spade a shovel, its a fucking spade!

Imagine Kingtom or Tosyne2much now chasing Seun or Lalasticlala, when ishilove, mukina et al are there, tufia!!!

Bros and sis Na joke I dey o

Oya make una "Cech" this out

https://samueliyanu./2015/06/29/animashahun-our-benevolent-sister/

Awesome!!

Nigeria is next

In some parts of Nigeria FATHERS are arrested nearly everyday sleeping with their daughters.

In the Mostly Northern part of Nigeria Homosexuality is an open business.

The Itsekiri Tribe in Delta State marry their First Cousins(me and you na brother and our pikin fit marry).

The TIV Tribe in Benue State give their wives to visitors.

The Muslims in the North Marry 8 Year old girls.

Denrele the entertainer flaunts his GAYNESS openly.

Nigeria is a country of HYPOCRITES and are acting like America just invented the word GAY, we have our OWN forbidden things as stated above that we do. Let us clean our HOUSE before another Country's problems kill us in Nigeria.

The 3 dudes above me no well ooo .... wetin dem dey compete for

Legalising Homosexuality in Africa would be tied to Foreign Aids that African leaders are receiving from Western Supremacists.

Bunch of corrupt and gluttonous leaders.

Sincerely, the human race is doomed. I pray it is not legalized in nigeria bcus we knw how to over abuse things

I have known all these while that all the Southern African countries will fall in line with the US.

South Africa and Angola are next but the thvnder that will f1re the first Senator to raise the issue in our NASS is still undergoing training from me.

That's why I love Mugabe. Bold and upright.

mistabiola:
That's why I love Mugabe. Bold and upright.

I pray my country wont be the next oo

With so many pressure from the western world,I doubt if most African nations won't cave in to this gay legalisation.

Nka di serious. Interesting times are up ahead.

Emeskhalifa:
I pray my country wont be the next oo

Yeah, that would be bad considering how holy, upright, incorruptible and totally moral Nigeria and Nigerians are

Even guy would be concious of rape now

ramalot:


Yeah, that would be bad considering how holy, upright, incorruptible and totally moral Nigeria and Nigerians are

exactly y m worried.

Hope Nigeria is not next in line. Won't be surprised though cos I've seen few political romance between Obama and President Buhari.

For our Africa land?



End time thing

What is happening? Suddenly terrible and unspeakable things are becoming right......

Very soon Men and women will be allowed to cheat!
The drama is becoming something else

I hope this Mozambique people wunt be the first to bring Allah's wrath to Africa, I no want neither earthquake, nor tsunami, nor hurricane. Cos if heaven dey fall, no be only ontop them o0.


Meanwhile, the kind AIDS that country go get untop the gay approval go mad, the western world go start to congrats them from tomorrow onward with aids, price and gift


But for president Yahya Jameeh, Robert Mugabe and muhammadu Buhari, Its capital NO.

Cabuto-rejecter-menta !!!

Few years ago it was a toboo for women to wear trousers, i mean good trousers. Not the nylon women wear now in public. And now trousers are are now accepted by my christian brothers, even many churches are even allowing ladies to wear bump shorts to church.
Now this gay issue! Oh my God is so irritating to discuss about talk more of watching a picture of it, is encrouching the land of birth (africa). I fear for our unborn children because soonest my country Nigeria will soon join them for not to be left alone by the so called civilisation. Hmmm.... Our children will lose sense of morality. They will term me it normal. Oh i cry for my fellow Africans, bc once we accept this rubbish over sabi go dey worry us. We go over do d thing.

God will help us. The end time is indeed here.

Emeskhalifa:
exactly y m worried.

Do you even know what sarcasm is?

HMMM. THIS GAY ISSUE IS BECOMING SERIOUS.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT'S GOING ON IN GOD'S MIND.

Good move Mozambique, thank you for recognising equality. #LoveWins

chibuike65:
Very soon Nigeria will join the cuz buhari will not wast time to sign that because of little money wey obama the give him na aboki now weting them know

Chibuike U're so dull that u don't even know it!
Just check out what u put up there. How does it show that u know any better than the dullest teenage northerner in the land? Mumu!

kekeolu:
God will help us. The end time is indeed here.

This una "end time" is always here it seems.

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saying : "u catch me u Bleep me!"
&
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I started running but doesn't
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However i lost 5 kg.
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It defies rational thoughts but as a green frog once chipped, 'not my business'.

As long as it doesn't affect us in anyway, i don't see how that is my business. What we won't tolerate is if they start forcing down their issues on straight people.

ramalot:


Do you even know what sarcasm is?

no sir. And reason is coz am African, Africa where sarcasm isn't welcomed.