Quickie Link [1]: Africa and Homosexuality: In Denial [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Apr 13, 2007 - 02:12 PM
GeneralNews [3]
It is hard to tell how many active homosexuals there are in Africa: the International Lesbian and Gay Association, a Brussels-based lobby, guesses there are more than 24m in a continent-wide populace of 900m-plus. Some are beginning to speak up, challenging a widespread notion that homosexuality was brought in by foreigners. Africa's Anglican clergymen get little education in sexuality. Some preach abstinence yet turn a blind eye to polygamous marriages, adultery and genital mutilation.

Note: Read full article on The Economist [4]
Links
  [1] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=5&lead=1
  [2] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=989&lead=1
  [3] http://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=1&lead=1
  [4] http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9010939