Chairman of the youth forum,
Hailemichael Bizuayehu told The Reporter (one of the few government affiliated 'private' media outlets in Ethiopia) that the anti-Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) demonstrations are
being organized in collaboration with a religious association known as
Weyneye Abune Teklehaimanot Spiritual Association.
Hailemichael, disclosed his partners in hate such as the Addis Ababa
City Culture and Tourism Bureau, Addis Ababa Labor and Social Affairs
Bureau, Women, Youth and Children Affairs Bureau and the Addis Ababa
Police Commission. The forum, which boasts to have over 55 thousand members in Addis Ababa, is
expecting over 200 thousands people to be on its hate bandwagon and protest
against LGBT rights. The chairman denied the planned demonstration has no relation to the
recent incident involving Minister Zenebu
Tadesse's controversial Twitter message against Uganda's anti-LGBT bill.
