Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 04:24:21 -0600 (CST)
From: crosswix@ix.netcom.com (camille zanni)
Subject: Fwd: Mugabe Visits Ireland

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To: Queerplanet@abacus.oxy.edu
From: iglyo@intex.ie (Suzy Byrne - IGLYO)
Subject: Mugabe Visits Ireland

[March 11, 1997]

Just a short note from Dublin

    [Zimbabwe's President] Robert Mugabe visited Ireland for the last 
three days.  No-one seemed to be aware that he was coming and many of 
us were surprised by his visit.  He spoke at a lecture organised by the 
Irish Times and Harvard University at University College Dublin on 
Africa. He also met the Irish Presdent and Prime Minister - I am not 
aware as yet if the issue of human rights and lesbian and gay rights 
was brought up during those discussions.

Megan Stuart, Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Rights Officer for the Union of
Students in Ireland did manage to gain entrance to the lecture and
embarrassed Mugabe ( and those who organised his visit) by asking him 
to apologise to Irish lesbians and gay men for the remarks he made 
about lesbians and gay men in Zimbawbe.  Mugabe's speech had included 
references to the development in Africa annd also enlightenment.  He 
refused to apologise (no surprise) and made reference to his education 
by Irish Missionary Jesuit Priests who "taught him the bible".

Enough said

Suzy

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