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Proud, Gay and Namibian.
alisdare1 posted a photo:
Namibia, which only finally achieved its independence in 1990, remains one of many African countries which still outlaws sex between men and lacks any legislation to protect LGBT men and women from discrimination. The young woman is carrying a banner by the African Rainbbow Family, which is a non-profit which seeks to support LGBT Africans seeking asylum and also to campaign for equality and against hate crimes.
On 19 April 2018 LGBT protesters gathered in London to protest the refusal of the Commonwealth Conference to deal with the issue of laws across most member countries criminalizing gay rights. According to human rights activist Peter Tatchell, half of all such countries in the world are in the Commonwealth.
Find out more about the struggle at
or
www.petertatchellfoundation.org/
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