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Burkina Faso's Controversial Step Backward: The New Anti-Homosexuality Law In a rapid and unsettling turn of events, Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has unanimously passed a bill that criminalizes homosexual acts, placing the West African nation in a club of over 30 African countries where same-sex relations are outlawed. The new law imposes harsh penalties, including prison sentences ranging from two to five years, fines, and even the threat of deportation for foreign nationals caught violating its provisions. This…

44 people were arrested for non-compliance with sanitary measures during an unofficial gay marriage in Nansana, Uganda, where homosexuality is illegal. The police raid took place in an LGBT shelter run by the association Happy Family Youth Uganda. For the association's president Isma Iga, this is a disguised oppression of the…