Gay community in awasa, ethiopia

Authorities in Ethiopia have initiated a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community. Rights activists have branded it a diversionary tactic in the wake of renewed violence across the country. This provision carries a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment for consensual activity. Both men and women are criminalised under this law. Unlike almost all other African states, Ethiopia was not colonised by a European country so its criminalising law is of local origin.

This group is for all Ethiopian LGBT society. Its open for dating, discussion and for friendship. ADDIS ABABA — Security forces in Ethiopia are cracking down on hotels, bars and restaurants in the capital Addis Ababa where gay sexual activity is alleged to take place, the city administration said on Thursday. Several African countries that criminalize homosexuality have enforced the law more harshly in recent years, with many governments proposing stricter laws and sentences, including most recently in Ghana and Uganda. Rights groups say the LGBTQ community in Ethiopia remains underground because LGBTQ people face high levels of discrimination and fear violence and ostracism if their identities are discovered.

The fear of persecution among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities in Ethiopia is so great that some are fleeing abroad. Gezahegn, who describes themselves as nonbinary, co-founded the LGBTQ+ activist group The House of Guramayle in Ethiopia before fleeing the country. Richard Ammon. A three part commentary by a gay Ethiopian living in South Africa. He tells of threatening conditions and persecution of LGBT people in his native country.

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