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Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to Death

Date: January 27, 2011

Author: Jeffrey Gettleman

QUOTE: Many Africans view homosexuality as an immoral Western import, and the continent is full of harsh homophobic laws. In northern Nigeria, gay men can face death by stoning. In Kenya, which is considered one of the more Westernized nations in Africa, gay people can be sentenced to years in prison.

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