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Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: After a tumultuous few months, the Trump team announced that it was recalling America’s ambassador to Zambia, who was asked to leave after insulting the country’s LGBT policies and judicial system. Calling the jailing of two men “horrifying,” Daniel Foote upset Zambian leaders who think America’s representative crossed a line when he …

The BBC reports: The US ambassador to Zambia has said he has been threatened over his comments on the sentencing of a gay couple, deepening a diplomatic row. Daniel Foote said he was “horrified” by the jailing of Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba. A judge quashed an appeal against their conviction last week, sentencing them both to 15 years in …

Bloomberg News reports: The U.S. ambassador to Zambia said a high court ruling sentencing two men to 15 years in prison for homosexuality was horrifying. Ambassador Daniel Foote [photo] urged the government to reconsider laws that punish minority groups. “I was personally horrified to read yesterday about the sentencing of two men, who had a consensual relationship, which hurt absolutely …

Two Zambian men are about to go on trial for committing homosexual acts. Amnesty International reports: Philip Mubiana, a hair dresser and James Mwape, a brick layer, were charged with committing acts “against the order of nature”. They have been in custody for more than four months after being denied bail. If convicted they face a minimum of 15 years …