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From Tolerance to Threat: Burkina Faso Bans Homosexuality
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“This week we will stay home and keep a low profile on the street.” The young woman who utters this phrase, a 30-year-old burkinese resident in Ouagadougou and a member of the LGTBIQ community, does so on condition of anonymity, after last Monday the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) of Burkina Faso passed unanimously (71 votes in favour) a law that penalizes homosexuality with imprisonment and fines.
From Tolerance to Threat: Burkina Faso Bans Homosexuality
Credit: Unsplash Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed a law that criminalizes homosexuality. This move has sparked significant debate both domestically and internationally. Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, gained independence from France on Aug. 5, 1960. The country was renamed Burkina Faso on Aug. 4, 1984, by then-President Thomas Sankara. “Burkina” means “upright” in the Mossi language, and “Faso” means “fatherland” in Dioula. …
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