The ruling government is in a precarious position. Poverty and unemployment are on the increase and civil unrest is increasing. It is quite clear that homosexuals are being used as scapegoats to divert attention from the real problems facing Zimbabwe. Mr Goddard and GALZ intend to stand firm. GALZ will not be bullied.
Homosexuals live in fear and trepidation.
Discovery that one is homosexual frequently leads to eviction from home and being shunned by family and friends. The legacy of the sodomy clause and state-sanctioned homophobia is blackmail and extortion. The situation is becoming desperate. GALZ is renting property in the suburbs of Harare. This would be disaterous as the Centre provides the only lifeline for the lesbian and gay community in Zimbabwe and GALZ has only recently managed to get its phone number into the local telephone directory.