Gay community in ondjiva, angola

According to the activists, the Angolan law that decriminalized homosexuality, introduced into the Penal Code in , had little impact on day-to-day life, and, therefore, they ask for more awareness to change mentalities, as said by Emércio dos Santos, representative of Male Diversity, an organization of 'gay', bisexual and transgender men and adolescents and young people living with HIV. The activist underlined that "more than legislative advances, social advances are needed" and the law needs to be supported with specific programs and policies. The activist explained that complaints are discouraged: "To report it, we have to feel safe and believe that the law will be complied with, which does not happen in many cases". In that sense, he reported having already been the target of violence as an activist and having given up the complaint due to the bureaucratic process and having been attacked by neighbors that he would meet again.

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Grupos conservadores chegam ao ponto de exigir castigos severos para as pessoas que querem o direito à livre orientação sexual. Isto, apesar de quem proferir discursos de ódio e incentivar à violência estar a cometer um crime. Como lembra o jurista Twaila Nzuma: "A discriminação está proibida nos termos do artigo º da Constituição, que diz que ninguém pode prejudicar ou discriminar de qualquer forma uma pessoa, por ser um homossexual".

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