Signup to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories from around the worldA LGBT tour operator is facing death threats and hate messages from the Ethiopian Orthodox community over plans to visit Ethiopian religious sites. Chicago-based Toto Tours sparked anger after posting on social media about trips to an ancient pilgrimage site, Lalibela. Toto Tours President Dan Ware believes this was misinterpreted. At a press conference on June 3, Dereje Negash, vice chairman of Sileste Mihret United Association, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church organisation, condemned the tour operator. Toto Tours has been organising sightseeing holidays around the world for its mainly LGBT clientele since the 1990s.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2019 17:27 UTC