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Article: Mugabe Makes Homosexuals Public Enemies; Zimbabwe's Leader Taps African Chauvinism, Blames Degenerate Influence of U.S, Europe
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- The Washington Post
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- September 9, 1995
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It is one thing to embrace trade, foreign aid and diplomatic
relations with Europe and the United States. But when it comes to
sex, says Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, let the Europeans and
Americans keep their habits to themselves.
With that moralistic and Africanist rationale, Mugabe has declared
rhetorical war on his nation's presumed small but largely hidden
homosexual population and given voice to a strong undercurrent of
cultural chauvinism which holds that homosexuality represents the
degenerating influence of European cultures.
Mugabe called gays "perverts" and "sodomists" last month as he
prohibited the GALZ, or Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, from setting
up an exhibit at the ...