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Bolivia president apologizes for joking health minister could be a lesbian
Bolivian President Evo Morales has apologized to a member of his cabinet for joking that she could be a lesbian.
Morales interrupted his speech in the northern Beni province on Monday (17 November) to chide Health Minister Ariana Campero for talking to another woman and not paying attention.
‘I don’t want to think you’re a lesbian. Listen to me,’ he scolded.
Morales – who describes himself as a ‘feminist who tells macho jokes’ – has since apologized ‘humbly and sincerely’ following a backlash from LGBTI and women’s rights activists.
‘I wasn’t my intention to offend anyone,’ he said in a statement.
‘Calling someone lesbian or gay is not an insult or offense. The government and I do not have anything against anyone’s sexual choices.’
Campero, a 29-year-old doctor, has been the target of similar comments by other senior politicians.
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