Burkina Faso Drafts Legislation to Criminalise Homosexuality
The military government of the West African nation said it has adopted the draft of an
amended family code that outlaws same-sex relations.
The military government of the West African nation said it has adopted the draft of an
amended family code that outlaws same-sex relations.
Local activists Movimento Eu Sou Trans Angola and Íris Angola Association say anti-LGBTQ campaigners are preparing to “exclude and erase” LGBTQ people.
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