GALZ HAS NO POLICY ON EXPOSING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE. 21 NOVEMBER 2011 GALZ’s vision is ‘a just society that promotes and protects human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Intersex people as equal citizens in Zimbabwe’. GALZ wishes to refute inaccurate statements attributed to the GALZ Director, which were contained in an article in the Daily News of 21 November 2011. GALZ would like to state that it does not keep a database [...]

OCTOBER 25 2011 Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) welcomes the recent comments by Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to the BBC, wherein “he told the BBC that gay rights were a ‘human right’ that conservative Zimbabweans should respect.” We note however that these statements contradict his views expressed in March 2010, when Mr Tsvangirai agreed with President Mugabe, saying, “Gay rights were not up for discussion in Zimbabwe.” Gay rights are a controversial issue in Zimbabwe, where many people [...]

AMSHeR PRIDE Competition Show us your PRIDE!! Demonstrate to us how proud you are of our work towards attaining and defending the right to an empowered and healthy life, and human rights for all on the continent, and you could win yourself one of three amazing prizes! Send us a picture of you… or of your favourite pet…..or of your living room…or your friends…or of you, your favourite pet and your friends in your living room! WHATEVER you decide! The [...]

This month marks the second anniversary of the passing of a friend, great leader,activist and ardent defender of human rights. As the LGBTI community of Zimbabwe, we can stand fairly proud with cautious freedom largely to Keith’s courage, determination and tenacious fight for human rights and in particular LGBTI rights. Keith challenged homophobic ignorance and prejudice As a human rights defender, at the 1995 Book fair which had as its theme that year ‘Human Rights and Justice’. Despite the title, [...]