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May 04, 2007
Quickie Link: African Gays and Lesbians Combat Bias
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By vanrozenheim
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(South Africa) - The international campaign for equal rights for homosexuals and other sexual minorities took a step forward on 14 November 2006 when South Africa became the first country in Africa, and the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriage. But it is not a trend. Conservative religious and political leaders in many countries still strongly oppose equal rights for homosexuals, including same-sex marriage. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour noted in August 2006 that worldwide, more than 80 countries criminalize consensual sexual relations between persons of the same sex - including seven in which the punishment can be death.
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