In June 2019 the New York Daily News reported that Chicago-based Toto Tours, which markets trips to LGBTQ travelers, faced a wave of hostile messages after Ethiopian blogger Seyoum Teshome publicized the group’s planned October itinerary.
Founder Dan Ware said the pressure included death threats and calls to block the visitors from ancient religious sites, turning a tourism booking into a national culture-war story about faith, sexuality, and who is welcome in Ethiopia.
Kept as social and religion archive, the Daily News file dates the mid-2019 campaign against a U.S. LGBTQ tour that dominated Ethiopian online debate that week.
Sources: New York Daily News