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Ecuadorian Preacher Nelson Zavala Punished for Anti-Gay Remarks

March 12, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

A youth casts his vote at a polling station in Calderon, Ecuador. (Photo: REUTERS/Guillermo Granja )

Evangelical leader Nelson Zavala got into hot water over comments he made about gays and women.

Zavala was out on the road campaigning for president when he made controversial remarks such as gays were “immoral.”

Nelson Zavala was fined and according the electoral court his “political rights were suspended.”

Sofia Jarrin is an independent reporter in Ecuador’s capital, Quito.

She says he cannot participate in any political activities for a year.

Discussion

Paola Laverde

Thank you so much to the crew at the world for producing a show that has more than one story out of Latin America!! It’s so rare to hear on an NPR station, stories out of South America!! Please keep on filling the void, you’re doing a great job!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kenneth-Williams/100000104244858 Kenneth Williams

The Ecuadorian electoral code forbids candidates from publicly expressing any thoughts that discriminate. We could learn a lot from them.