By Correspondent.
Are most Zimbabweans, like Museveni and his Ugandan people, still stuck into the bygone era that demonised and even condemned to death gays and lesbians? Zimbabwe seems to have a significant population of same sex couples that relocated to live freely in South Africa and several western countries.
Those still stuck in Zimbabwe in their relationships live in fear of being outed and ostracised. Unlike Uganda and Kenya,in Zimbabwe there is no fear of death sentence for being gay or lesbian. Even though, that life of fear is very common, worse so for those who were or are married to heterosexuals for the sake of meeting societal expectations, live fake lives.
It is therefore not surprising that on the 26th December 2018, one Priscilla Mumbire once purportedly married but is in actual fact allegedly a lesbian, was caught red handed with another married woman, Eleanor Lunga in bed.
The culprit who violently disturbed the unusual lovebirds was none other than Tony Ncube, Eleanor’s now ex husband who is said to be still in denial that Eleanor has moved on with her lesbian lover. To make matters worse, his friends taunt him that his wife left him because of his lack of bedroom stamina! On finding the two lovebirds, he assaulted both of them and they were badly injured. Tony opened a case against them and as usual, resources wasting ZRP is now looking for them on the grounds that the Zim government is against Same sex relationships. Same sex relationships remain a taboo in the general population of the country. As is the norm with the overzealous corruption infested police force now allegedly harrassing the two lesbian lovebirds’ families as the police believe the families know where these two are. Rumour is circulating that they have since skipped the boarder and left the country. Priscilla’ s brother who was staying with her was allegedly recently harrassed by the police and he has also since fled the country seeking asylum in South Africa.
It is sad that most gays and lesbians’ families have to endure the dangers faced by their outed relatives as is the case with these two ladies. The question Zimbabweans have to address is; ‘how many elite gays and lesbians are moving around scot-free when the poor are living in fear of exposure and discrimination?’
Is Zimbabwe going to be like Uganda, and Kenya, stuck in discriminating against gays or will Zimbabwe be like her neighbour South Africa that liberalised it’s laws to embrace those of the same sex who find comfort and love in each other’s minds and arms?
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