Via JMG: Mozambique Legalizes Homosexuality
Homosexual acts will be legal
in Mozambique on Monday as the law signed by the president in December
goes into effect. The new criminal code no longer contains a murky
clause which provided that "measures" could be taken against those who
"habitually engage in vices against nature." That clause was written in
1887 when Mozambique was still a Portuguese colony. The country has a
population of 23 million, 56% of whom identify as Christians. While the
legalization of homosexual acts reduces the number of countries which
criminalize homosexuality to 78, there are no other legal protections
for LGBT citizens of Mozambique. (Via Pink News)
Reposted from Joe Jervis
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