Gay community in agaro, ethiopia

Authorities in Ethiopia have initiated a crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community. Rights activists have branded it a diversionary tactic in the wake of renewed violence across the country.

A portrait of Faris Cuchi Gezahgen wearing the Ethiopian flag. Even in exile, Gezahgen works to protect Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community. (Ina Aydogan photo courtesy of DW) A state of emergency was declared in Ethiopia on August 4 after days of fighting between the army and insurgent militias of the Fano group in the Amhara region.

The living conditions of the LGBTQ community in Ethiopia is disheartening to say the least. Most of them don’t report the abuse or discrimination they go through on a daily basis. They have no.

In near-slow motion, a handful of vehicles pass by over potholed roads while gay men and male prostitutes hold discreet conversations on cracked pavements. In Piazza, one of the Ethiopian capital’s oldest sections, narrow alleyways that buzz with stone-walled shops and cafes during daytime offer rare and safe rendezvous spots for homosexuals, considered no less than criminals in the.