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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months ago

Burkina Faso passes law banning homosexuality

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Burkina Faso passes law banning homosexuality

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Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months ago
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The Junta-run African country Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality, with punishments of up to five years in jail.
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    Ootl, what does the British empire got to do with Burkina Faso banning homosexuality?

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      Most problems in Africa can be traced back to either the English or the French.

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        i think a large part of the problems also stem from being a deeply religious and fundamentalist majority too, though.

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          … Which was imparted onto them by the British and the French.

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        Come on now, let’s be honest: Belgium did a lot too.

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        Removed by mod

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        Most problems can be traced back to either the English or the French.

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