Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell on Mugabe
I wouldn't be surprised if Mugabe is himself a closet, self loathing, repressed queen. He fits the archetype,” claims gay rights activist Peter Tatchell. “His demonstrative, ostentatious, anti-gay tirades, must lead us to question why he is so obsessed with homosexuality.
official name: Department of Reunion capital: Saint-Denis head of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France state: Overseas department of France population: 732,570 (July 2001 est.) languages: French (official), Creole widely used religion: Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) currency: French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) media: NA
Legal wise
status of homosexuality: legal age of consent: 15 laws covering homosexual activity: French law apllies - no sodomy laws. background information and government attitudes: NA
Communication
mainline telephones: 236,500 (1997) cellular telephones: 85,000 (1999) internet country code: .re internet service providers: 1 (2000) internet users: 10,000 (2000)
by Mask Admin 6/1/2005
January 6, 2005: Reunion is a French territory and homosexuality is legal, but at least one foreign resident of the island left after tiring of masking his sexual orientation.