Banana jailed for 10 years for sodomy (The Scotsman), 19 Jan 1999
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/3/11
Scope and Contents
On the criminal conviction and sentence on charges of sodomy and assault of Canaan Banana, former persident of Zimbabwe. The prosecution held that his sexual relations were coercive and non-consensual, but displayed prejudice in citing homesexuality as a psychiatric disorder. This in a country where the current president refers to homosexuals as "lower than dogs".
Dates
- Creation: 19 Jan 1999
Creator
- From the Fonds: Sinclair, Cecil James Herbert , 21 May 1931 - 20 October 2004 (gay rights activist) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Befrienders (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Lesbian Line (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This sub-series is open to public access.
Full Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk