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Queer actie voor Nicaragua!
Rebeldia Rosa - 10.08.2006 23:23
Nicaragua is the only country in Latin-America where same-sex relationships are still prohibited by law. Therefore the Autonomous Youth Organization for Latin America (Ojala), together with Nicaraguan gay poet Hector Avellan, took an action last Gay Pride to protest against this law and to show solidarity with LGBT activists in Nicaragua.
It floats!
Nicaragua is the only country in Latin-America where same-sex relationships are still prohibited by law. Article 204 of the Nicaraguan Penal Code states:
“Anyone who induces, promotes, propagandizes or practices in scandalous form sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex commits the crime of sodomy and shall incur 1 to 3 years’ imprisonment.” – Article 204
This law potentially criminalizes not only gay men, lesbians and bisexual people in same-sex relationships, but is vague enough to permit the prosecution of individuals for activities such as campaigning for LGBT rights or anyone providing sexual health information or services.
The Autonomous Youth Organization for Latin America (Ojala), together with Nicaraguan gay poet Hector Avellan, took an action last gay pride to protest against this law and to show solidarity with LGBT activists in Nicaragua. A poem of Hector was put on a wooden construction in the water, which miraculously did not sink (see foto’s). Additonally the 18 th of august the queer group of Ojala, Rebeldia Rosa, and Hector are organising an evening where Hector will read some of his poems (which will also be translated into Dutch) and explain some more on the situation of LGBT youth in Nicaragua. Also live music and Nicaraguan Rum Flor de Caňa! Viva la Rebeldia Rosa!
Datum: Vrijdag 18 augustus
Tijd: 20:00
Prijs: 2,50
Plaats: Latijns-Amerika Centrum, Nieuwe Herengracht 29, Amsterdam
Taal: Zowel in Spaans als Nederlands
More info on:
 http://www.ojala.nl/new/themas/sex_salonpoesia.htm
http://www.hectoravellan.com/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/outfront/nicaragua.html
 E-Mail: marten@ojala.nl  Website: http://www.ojala.nl
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| Read more about: vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten | | supplements | | some supplements were deleted from this article, see policy | | Meer foto's | Rebeldia Rosa - 10.08.2006 23:35
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poem with poet
More photo's of last saturday. Viva la Rebeldia Rosa!
E-Mail: marten@ojala.nl
Website: http://www.ojala.nl
| | Stedenbanden | marten - 11.08.2006 10:05
E.Cardenal: Hector Avellan, de Nicaraguaanse gay dichter die bij de aktie betrokken was, is hier op uitnodiging van Stedenbanden Utrecht-Leon (zie http://www.utrecht-leon.nl/). Zij hebben ook een zusterorganisatie, El Otro Lado, die al jaren bezig met het thema homoseksualiteit in Nicaragua bezig is. De stedenbanden doen dus goed werk. Voor de rest is je bijdrage te onbeschoft en ongefundeerd om op in te gaan.
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