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June keeps being a good month for lgbt people. Mozambique has taken a step closer to equality! :woohoo:

Mozambique decriminalised homos-xuality on Monday when a new penal code came into force that swept away old Portuguese colonial laws, in a victory for campaigners for gay rights in Africa.

The old code, dating back to 1886, targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature” – but no known prosecutions were brought after Mozambique became independent in 1975.

Breaking the law was theoretically punishable by up to three years of hard labour. “It’s a symbolic victory, as social inclusion remains the main challenge,” said Frank, a gay rights activist who refused to give his full name.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/30/mozambique-scraps-anti-gay-law

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Do they seriously still have the same laws since the portuguese colony times? :rip: 

Here's to everyone outside the US that were like "y u guys celebrating because they legalized gay marriage? yur not american" :kissga: 

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bionic

but no known prosecutions were brought after Mozambique became independent in 1975

 

I wonder what took them so long. Nevertheless... :applause: 

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monsterdreams

This is a big step, especially in Africa, arguably the most anti gay continent on the whole 

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HighwayGuy

I feel like the US legalising same s-x marriage nationwide will really influence African and Middle Eastern countries to change their existing anti-gay laws 

 

Some countries still punish being gay by death :eww:

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I feel like the US legalising same s-x marriage nationwide will really influence African and Middle Eastern countries to change their existing anti-gay laws 

 

 

I hope so. People are still pretty religious there, though. 

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