Germany Hits Back Over Belarus President’s Anti-Gay Jibe
German ministers have hit back after Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said, in a comment meant to put down German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle for calling Lukashenko a dictator, that it is “better to be a dictator than be gay.”
The spat began over the weekend when Lukashenko went on the attack regarding proposed EU sanctions relating to alleged human rights abuses. Lukashenko reacted particularly strongly to being branded “Europe’s last dictator” by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, and commented to the press that the allegation is “hysteria” but that it is “better to be a dictator than gay.” German officials have said that this kind of homophobia and political posturing rather proves the point about Lukashenko’s presidency.
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