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Being gay in Africa

We hear accounts of what it's like to be LGBT in different parts of Africa.

It鈥檚 illegal in around 30 countries in Africa to be in a same-sex relationship and recently there鈥檚 been political debate in places such as Uganda and Ghana around stricter laws. We鈥檝e also reported on the 麻豆社 in the past few months about violence against LGBT people in Kenya and Egypt, for example. The proposed new law in Uganda is awaiting the president鈥檚 assent, and if approved, it may see people who identify as gay, lesbian or queer imprisoned for life. We鈥檝e spent the past few weeks making contact with some of those who are affected.

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