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'Eswatini does not recognise same-sex relationships or marriages'

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Over the Easter weekend, King Mswati III, in his Good Friday address, stated that Eswatini would not recognise same-sex relationships or marriages, describing them as the "spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah."

 Reports have also emerged that the country's Minister of Education, Owen Nxumalo, warned that pupils found engaging in same-sex relationships could face expulsion from school. In response, Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM) has strongly condemned the anti-LGBTIQ+ remarks made during the Easter services.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Sisanda Mavimbela, the Co-director of programs and advocacy of Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM).

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