Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Zimbabwean gay couple, BakersInn and Innocent Manyoka are officially married in Canada.
Two Zimbabwean men, Timothy Manyengavana, a former manager at Bakers Inn, and Innocent Manyoka, a Polytechnic professor, have tied the knot in Canada, sparking discussion around LGBTQ+ rights in Zimbabwe and across Africa. READ MORE HERE
The union, celebrated under Canada’s progressive LGBTQ+ laws, highlights the stark contrast between the freedoms enjoyed in some Western countries and the restrictive legal and cultural environment in Zimbabwe and much of the African continent.
Zimbabwe, like many African nations, maintains strict anti-gay laws, with same-sex relationships criminalised under the country’s penal code. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has continued to uphold these laws, which were also strongly enforced during former President Robert Mugabe’s era. Mugabe famously referred to LGBTQ+ individuals as “worse than dogs and pigs,” a sentiment that underscores the deeply rooted stigma and hostility toward the community in the country
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