Taipei Gays Protest
Nicaragua Homophobia
Gay activists in Taipei
protested outside the
Nicaraguan embassy in
their city Thursday as
part of an international
campaign against the
Latin American country's
sodomy law.
The campaign, helmed by
Amnesty International
Mexico, calls on 10
groups around the world
to fight homophobia,
encouraged by the
Catholic Church's steady
stronghold.
Emily Wu, an Amnesty
International Taiwan
member, told the Taipei
Times that Nicaragua is
the only Latin American
country with a law that
prohibits sex between
people of the same sex.
"That is not only a
violation of the
Nicaraguan Constitution,
but also of
international human
rights," Wu said.
Nicaragua enacted an
anti-sodomy law in 1992,
stating that "anyone who
induces, promotes,
propagandizes or
practices sexual
intercourse between
persons of the same sex
commits the crime of
sodomy and shall incur
one to three years'
imprisonment." |
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