The gay life style is coming to town but the welcome mat is still far from ubiquitous. Ethiopia, home to Abiy Ahmed, the “hugging president”, has yet to come to terms with LGBT or Q. But Dan Ware, president of the U.S.-based Toto Travel, which organizes trips for gay and lesbian travelers, as well as close friends and family, was not deterred. “When you go in a group to another culture is you learn, you’re changed, your perspectives are altered,” Ware explained. Anyone refusing to employ or provide services to individuals based on sexual orientation could face two years in jail.

Source: Ethiopian News June 18, 2019 19:18 UTC