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LGBTQ Festival Canceled in Haiti Amid Threats, Gov't Order
Source: Associated Press
LGBTQ Festival Canceled in Haiti Amid Threats, Gov't Order
By DAVID MCFADDEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Sep 27, 2016, 7:45 PM ET
Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by a government commissioner.
The four-day Massimadi film, art and performance event was supposed to start Tuesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince, but organizers said it had to be postponed after a prominent Haitian cultural institution known as FOKAL and other co-hosts were threatened with arson and other attacks.
"FOKAL has been receiving threats of outrageous violence," said Lorraine Mangones, executive director of the nonprofit Knowledge and Freedom Foundation.
Charlot Jeudy of the gay rights group Kouraj, the main organizer of the event, said he is determined that the arts festival by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Haitians and their supporters will be held at a later date.
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By DAVID MCFADDEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Sep 27, 2016, 7:45 PM ET
Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by a government commissioner.
The four-day Massimadi film, art and performance event was supposed to start Tuesday in the capital, Port-au-Prince, but organizers said it had to be postponed after a prominent Haitian cultural institution known as FOKAL and other co-hosts were threatened with arson and other attacks.
"FOKAL has been receiving threats of outrageous violence," said Lorraine Mangones, executive director of the nonprofit Knowledge and Freedom Foundation.
Charlot Jeudy of the gay rights group Kouraj, the main organizer of the event, said he is determined that the arts festival by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Haitians and their supporters will be held at a later date.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lgbtq-festival-canceled-haiti-amid-threats-govt-order-42400219
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Of course, better safe, than sorry, especially in that area.
