By Peter Legacy
Cameroon has formally reject a visit by France’s LGBTQ rights ambassador, stressing that homosexuality is criminalized in the country under current laws.
Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon was due to visit Cameroon from June 27 until July 1 to discuss gender rights.
Gay rights have continued to gain attention in Africa, with most African countries standing up against it. Recently, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signed a law prohibiting it’s practice and freedom in Uganda, with a stiff penalty for it’s violent offenders.
In 2013, the Goodluck Jonathan led administration signed the Same-sex Marriage Prohibition Act into law. The law frowns at any form of same sex relationships and stipulates a 14 year jail term for anyone found guilty of commiting the act.
How far and how long will Africa and her leaders sustain the resistance to LGBTQ ?
Africans arise, stand your ground.