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Angolan TV producers apologise over gays kissing | Angolan TV producers apologise over gays kissing |
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The producers of a popular television soap in Angola have apologised after an episode which showed a gay couple kissing caused outrage among viewers. | The producers of a popular television soap in Angola have apologised after an episode which showed a gay couple kissing caused outrage among viewers. |
State television said it had suspended broadcasts of Jikulumessu for "technical reasons". | State television said it had suspended broadcasts of Jikulumessu for "technical reasons". |
Many viewers felt the programme went too far by showing two men kissing, although homosexuality is not illegal in Angola, correspondents say. | |
The programme was produced by a firm owned by the president's son. | The programme was produced by a firm owned by the president's son. |
Jose Eduardo Paulino dos Santos, a leading artist better known by his stage name Coreon Du, has often been accused of promoting homosexuality in Angola, where many people hold conservative religious and social values. | Jose Eduardo Paulino dos Santos, a leading artist better known by his stage name Coreon Du, has often been accused of promoting homosexuality in Angola, where many people hold conservative religious and social values. |
His firm, Semba Productions, said it was reviewing the programme and it apologised for any offense caused. | His firm, Semba Productions, said it was reviewing the programme and it apologised for any offense caused. |
Jikulumessu was shown daily on prime-time television until broadcasts were suspended on Monday night. | Jikulumessu was shown daily on prime-time television until broadcasts were suspended on Monday night. |
It was the second Angolan soap to feature gays and lesbians but until last week the gay actors, unlike their heterosexual colleagues, had never kissed. | It was the second Angolan soap to feature gays and lesbians but until last week the gay actors, unlike their heterosexual colleagues, had never kissed. |