THE OUTING OF PROFESSOR ISOSCELES VILIKAZI
NEWS REPORTS: While gay and lesbian organisations in Britain urged fellow homosexuals to come out or be "outed", President Mugabe of Zimbabwe remained one of the world's leading homophobes.
Date: 1999/11/24
Eminent circles in Zimbabwe have been rocked by the recent outing of the well-known inventor, academic and political analyst, Professor Isosceles Vilikazi of Nyamandhlovu. President Robert Mugabe, the well-known homophobe, commented: The whole thing is sordid and disgusting, and enough to make me want to be sick into my Swiss bank account. Other leading members of the ruling party also expressed their concern, saying that such things simply shouldn't be allowed. Professor Vilikazi's behaviour, and specifically the outing, was contrary to good taste and traditional morals. Speaking on behalf of a prominent gay rights organisation, Mr (or Miss) Leslee de Luscious said that people should be free to follow their own consciences, and the outing of Professor Vilikazi was in fact a very good thing - so good that he wished he had thought of it himself. Ms Gladys Dongo, personal friend and confidante of the Professor, observed that the whole thing was rather fun, and that anyone who thought there was anything queer about the Professor had rocks in his head. The controversial outing, our Bulawayo correspondent reports, was undertaken by train from Nyamandhlovu to Dett, from which the Professor and a group of students took a game drive into the Hwange Game Reserve. After a picnic lunch at Guvalala Pan, the party returned to Dett and caught the night train back to Nyamandhlovu, where a lively discussion ensued on the breeding habits of the Lesser Spotted Tit. A gay time was had by all, and it is planned to repeat the outing on a regular basis.