Gay community in nampula, mozambique

You have full access to this open access article. It is also the pathway through which internationally-recognised rights obligations, including sexual rights, are anticipated to diffuse across distinctly different societies. We studied the introduction of new legal standards in Mozambique, with an interest in their ability to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex LGBTI people and sex workers. Between and , we conducted sixteen key informant interviews with jurists, policymakers, and civil society advocates at national level and seventy-eight interviews with opinion leaders from local communities in three urban sites situated across Northern, Central, and Southern Mozambique.

Mozambique decriminalized homosexual activity in , but it has no law forbidding bias on the basis of sexual orientation. The LGBT community has been gradually struggling for proper recognition. With the support of co-operation partners and some public institutions, the community has made significant advances, especially in terms of availability of health care. It is worth highlighting the progress made in the health sector such as its inclusion in the National Strategic Plan for Response to HIV and AIDS ….

Findings highlight need to scale-up HIV information, prevention and treatment specifically for men who have sex with men. The urgent need to address HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in Mozambique has been laid bare by new research that suggests HIV prevalence has doubled in the last decade among this group. But factors such as age, education and HIV prevention awareness strongly influence HIV risk. This study compares findings from two bio-behavioural surveys conducted in and —

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