Madagascar’s Interior Ministry interrupted an LGBT party in a bar in the capital to “undermine good morals” and “stimulate outbreaks”, according to the protocol. A severe blow to society in a country that is hostile to sexual minorities.
as reported from Antananarivo, Laure Verneau
This is the first time that an LGBT party has been banned by the authorities, even though the bar has organized one every year for the past three years. Rissia Rassouonayive, head of the institute, was called to the Interior Ministry by a police officer. “It is an ‘encouragement to outbreaks of minors’ on the minutes of the report, she reports. This decision was questioned. Behind them they told me that if we did the evening they would close the bar.” The acronym “LGBT” would therefore be an “encouragement to the ruling of the Malagasy authorities.
For Aine, a member of society, it is beyond comprehension beyond comprehension. “There are many things that can encourage people to erupt, but not an LGBT party,” he said indignantly. “Because an LGBT party is like all parties. There is music, people have fun, people are open. There are artists, There are dancers. We do not cross borders at LGBT parties, it’s like going to a club. “
At the bar, a traditional group replaced the LGBT party. Aine still went to the event to get the symbol. “We just want to have a good time, it’s just a night out. It is to show that we are there, that we exist, that we do not hide, he emphasizes. It is a society like any other society. “
Malagasy law does not punish homosexuality, but society strongly condemns it.
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