Mugabe: Zimbabwe has no room for gays

President Robert Mugabe has vowed that the new constitution currently being drafted will have no provision for gay rights, state radio reported on Sunday.

“We say no to gays,” he was quoted as telling a church meeting. “We will not listen to those advocating the inclusion of their rights in the constitution.”

( Photo Chengetai Zvauya, The Independent )

“It degrades human dignity,” Mugabe said in 1995 of homosexuality. “It’s unnatural, and there is no question ever of allowing these people to behave worse than dogs and pigs. If dogs and pigs do not do it, why must human beings?”

Mutasa, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Zanu (PF) politburo Secretary for administration, told villagers that his party had already taken a position on what should be included or excluded in the new constitution.

“As for abortion, we say no to it because it is just like murder. Why should people push for abortion when they voluntarily engage in activities that result in them falling pregnant? he queried.

“If our mothers had aborted, we could not have been here today. As a party, we are saying abortion may only be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner to terminate pregnancy arising from rape or incest,” he said.

Mutasa said traditional leaders should work closely with government to safe guard the cultural morals of Zimbabweans.

Source: Radio Vop Zimbabwe

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