SOMALILAND’S GAY PRESIDENT
An openly gay man has been elected president of Somaliland, an internationally unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.
Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo was elected last month by almost 50% of the area’s voters over incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin.
According to Allvoices.com, Silanyo is open about his sexuality and has been in a relationship with his partner for 27 years. They have adopted three children.
Silanyo, who is Chairman of the Peace, Unity and Development Party, studied at the University of Manchester and has a Master’s Degree in Economics.
His election as leader of a predominantly Muslim territory, despite being a gay man, is an oddity in an increasingly homophobic continent.
Somaliland, with a population of around 3.5 million people, is regarded internationally as an autonomous region of Somalia but not as an independent state, despite the region declaring its independence in 1991.
Are you sure?. Other sources on the internet question the truth of this story, and sources like BBC don’t mention that Silanyo is gay, something that I’m sure would be. Could you please verify this article.
I don’t think so either. I can’t find any proof either, and the allvoices.com link doesn’t work.
thats okay. i would like if thats true becouse wee need a gay man president in the region where there is a islamic exstermist
vive silaanyo
vive somaliland
do you have any evidence
Subxaanka. Waar yeey waa ceeb madaxweynaha qaranka sidaan in LooGaLO waa Ceeb
yaab!!!!!!. are you sure that Silanyo is a Gay, if it’s true, the next 5 years Gayship and Lesbiansim will be high number among Somaliland citizen
Gay or not?. I signed in to leave my comment: This news is untrue. It has started to spread in internet in the beginning of July from two differend sources, one of them (allvoices) has already taken away the article as well as the author of it. According to Somaliland law, it’s extremely forbidden to act homosexually in Somaliland. A gay person could NEVER become a president there. It’s been said in some blogs already (what common sense tell’s without telling), that you should never assume anything about other people’s sexuality, even more you should be careful when spreading hearsay.
Strangely enough, today 18 % of Americans think that Barack Obama is a muslim. During his inauguration time the percentage was only ten. People had gotten their “information” from media!!!
Our Gay President. It is great victory for all democractic societies in the world, its specifically important for our young democracy in Somaliland.
For the first time in our predominant homophopic society an openly gay man is elelcted into the highest office in Somalliland government.
Well Done
Habartaa buufkeed. Waligeen qaniis wadankeena ma xukumin mana naxukumayo , laakiin hadii ay cadaato Cadaato in uu qaniis yahay silanyo umada reer somaliland ayaa kawda kasaaraysa. Anigu madhahaayo waa qaniis laakiin marka laga sheegay in uu qaniis ahaa hadana sawirkiisa aad ufiiriyay wuxuu iila eekaaday qaniis , ilahow naga qabo qoonkan Sidan yeelaya
SubhanAllaah. Qawdhan ilaahay baad la hortagi doonta waxaad soo qortay . silaanyo qaniis na maa aha hiidana uma laha.He is a happily married manw ith children .. Subhanalaah netka wax kasta waa lagu arki doona
Yaab. haddii ay noqoto aflagaado loogu talagalay Madaxwaynaha, waa in lala xisaabtama dadka kadambeye. haddu noqdo waxa lagu eedayey waa in sida ugu dhaso badan looga qaada xilka,lana xukuma xukun islami ah . webkani waxuu qoray, in uu lanoolaa 27 yrs. jinsi lamid ah, masoo caddeyn maga qofka kale & dhalashadiisa. halkaas tuhun ayaa ku jira. waxayna u dhadhamaysaa aflagaaddo. hala hubiyo wax walba.
Mahadsanidin
KHANIIS. HAYE WAA LA IDIN AQOONSANIYE DIINTA ISLAAMKA KA BAXA OO KHANIISYO NOQDA DHAMAANTIIN
faallo. waxyaabo laga xishoodo ayaa jira dubaysoow daahirna tag
ILAAHAY KA BAQA. WAAR WAXANI RUN MAAHA WAXAA LA YIDHAAHDAA BORON BOGAADO MARKAA INAAD WAX WALBA LA RUMAYSTO MAAHA KANI
OUR GAY PRESIDENT YIDHI DULI DULI DHALAY
WAJIGAAGU XUN NAASI GOYSAY
Somaliland president.
Subhaanallah, waxan lagu hadlayaa waa maxay