Updated Apr 16, 2021 | 09:05 IST
A young man, who lived in Ahemadbad s Odhav locality, committed suicide after his male colleague allegedly tried to force him into having sex with him. Ahmedabad: Young man hangs self to death amid pressure by male colleague for homosexual relationship [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The 24-year-old private firm employee was found hanging at his residence on Wednesday morning.
The suicide victim, in his final note, allegedly that a male colleague was harassing him for having a same-sex relationship with him.
The victim s colleague has been charged with abetment to suicide under the Indian Penal Code.
A new penal code in Angola has come into force decriminalising same-sex conduct and prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The former penal colonial-era code, which had characterisedgay relationships as "vices against nature" was scrapped in January, 2019.
The changes were not signed into a law by the country’s president until November 2020.
Activist Jean-Luc Romero-Michel Wednesday tweeted the move was “a great step forward” in the fight against state-sponsored discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.
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