Mozambique has join US in abandoning the ban on homosexuality on Monday, a s 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.

“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.“


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