{"id":4756,"date":"2015-05-18T04:55:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T04:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2015-07-13T03:20:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T03:20:58","slug":"gambias-president-threatens-to-kill-gays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/gambias-president-threatens-to-kill-gays","title":{"rendered":"Gambia&#8217;s President Threatens To Kill Gay and Lesbians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Being gay\u00a0is illegal in Gambia and punished with a maximum sentence of 14 years. The new law increases the sentence to life in prison for gay\u00a0and lesbians with repeated offences, or who are HIV-positive. The foreign aid cut has not swayed President Jammeh\u2019s attitude towards gays.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">A Blunt Threat<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While he was on an agricultural tour in the country, Jammeh made a stop in the town of Farafeni, and in a public speech, the president boldly stated \u201cIf you do it [i.e. if you are gay], I will slit your throat. If you are a man and want to marry another man in this country and we catch you, no one will ever set eyes on you again, and no white person can do anything about it.\u201d The reference to white people was probably against the European Union\u2019s freeze against the country. This law continues a trend in the president\u2019s behavior against gay men and women. He has previously called them &#8220;vermins&#8221; and made a promise to fight them \u201clike malaria-causing mosquitoes.\u201d He has also advised them to flee the country, or else he would chop their heads off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/jammeh66.jpg\" alt=\"jammeh(66)\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/jammeh66.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/jammeh66-526x300.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rt.com\/news\/258165-gambia-president-threatens-gays\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/french-muslim-girl-banned-from-school-for-the-most-ridiculous-reason\/\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0French Muslim Girl Banned From School for the Most Ridiculous Reason.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gambia, a country in West Africa, has a subpar human rights record. 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