Ethiopian Copycats of Uganda
The
Addis Ababa Youth Forum and a religious association known as the
Weyneye Abune Teklehaimanot Spiritual Association have received
permission from the Addis Ababa City Administration to hold a mass
demonstration in the capital to protest against Lesbians, Gays,
Bisexuals and Transsexuals (LGBT)
and
the violence that is being committed against minors.
The
request made by the Forum and the Association was given the green
light by the city government last Tuesday. The mass protest is
scheduled to be held on April 26 under the motto 'Keeping alien
culture and homosexuality at bay'.
Earlier,
it was reported that the two organizations had formally requested the
city government to hold a mass protest and Hailemichael Bizuayehu,
chairman of the forum, said that his forum’s initiative against gay
movements has been backed by governmental institutions such as the
Addis Ababa City Culture and Tourism Bureau, Addis Ababa Labor and
Social Affairs Bureau, Women, Youth and Children Affairs Bureau and
the Addis Ababa Police Commission.
The
forum, which claims to have over 55,000 members in Addis Ababa, is
expecting over 200 thousands people to come to the streets and
protest against LGBT. The chairman said that it will become a part of
the awareness-raising activities, adding that a lot of children are
exposed to rape.
The
forum also indicated that it is planning to hold a public forum and
symposium among various religious organizations as part of the move
to raise public awareness “on the threatening condition of gays”.
The
forum also disclosed that it wanted the government to consider the
undermined progress of gay movements.
It
also aims at preventing homosexuality and claims that the
participating individuals are trying to be more organized.
Asked
whether the demonstration would be used for other purpose other than
opposing LGBT, Memhir Dereje Negash, chairman of Weyneye Abune
Teklehaimanot Spiritual Association, told The Reporter that the
organizers have taken all necessary precautions to address only the
matter in hand.
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