We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role colonialism played.

  • Twoafros@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Ethiopian here, Ethiopia was never colonized but unfortunately we’ve managed to be incredibly anti-lgbtq all on our own.

    Personally, I blame our long history of Christianity and Islam which both carry anti-lgbtq beliefs.