In 37 countries in the Commonwealth, same-sex relations are criminalised and most of these laws come from old British colonial laws that have never been replaced. However, quite a number of the governments will refer to homosexuality as a “western import.” Community members in some of these countries face violence and end up fleeing from…
At the first pride parade in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, participants are demanding for legal protection. News 24 is reporting that while the participants in the parade were chanting “We are One,” some onlookers were yelling derogatory slurs. While homosexuality is not illegal in Namibia, sodomy is criminalised and punishable by a jail term, though this law is…
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