Story out of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned imports and sales of sexual lubricants in its latest move targeting the gay community, officials say.
Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu justified the move on the grounds that the product encourages homosexuality, which is banned in the east African nation.
Gay male sex is punishable by life imprisonment under Tanzanian law, but there is no such ban on lesbian relations. (Sweet, get to it ladies)
In practice, there had been no known arrests over homosexuality in recent years.
But the newly appointed regional commissioner for the port city of Dar es Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced a major crackdown against gay people this month, followed by arrests of suspected gays in clubs.
Some people who have been openly gay on the internet stopped posting after Makonda threatened that police would arrest those who follow them on social media. Cont.
Story from - News 24
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