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New Wave of Anti-LGBTQ Laws Sweeps Africa
Yahoo News! ^ | Thu, June 18, 2026 | Marietou BA

Posted on 06/18/2026 1:28:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack. Of Africa's 54 countries, only about 20 do not currently criminalise same-sex relations. Here is a look at the wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment sweeping the continent and some of the forces driving it, from politicians playing to their homophobic base to the geopolitics of rejecting supposedly "Western values".

- What are the laws? -

Uganda set the tone in 2023, adopting one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality".

Various countries have recently followed suit.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africa; colonialism; lgbtq

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I guess the West needs to bring more colonialism to Africa?
1 posted on 06/18/2026 1:28:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Go Africa! Protect your children from predators!!


2 posted on 06/18/2026 1:39:41 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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Oh the conflict between black, Muslim, feminist, and LGBQ culture. The only thing holding them together is TDS. That ends in less than 3 years.


3 posted on 06/18/2026 1:41:43 PM PDT by alternatives?
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The only thing holding them together is TDS.

Are you sure? I thought in certain regions of Africa, Trump has his highest approval ratings in the world. The last polls I saw, he had much higher approval ratings there than in the U.S.

4 posted on 06/18/2026 1:44:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Are “our” lbgtqxyz folks booking travel there to protest? How about going to the Middle East and supporting, well brothers and sisters. Which could be one and the same. 😵‍💫


5 posted on 06/18/2026 1:49:28 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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I was thinking US blacks.


6 posted on 06/18/2026 1:58:56 PM PDT by alternatives?
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What about

MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA++++..??

C’mon, Man!


7 posted on 06/18/2026 2:10:15 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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What about Wakanda?


8 posted on 06/18/2026 2:38:58 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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