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The ‘historical reality' of homosexuality in Africa

Friday, February 15th, 2008 @ 14:19 UTC

by Jennifer Brea

Countries:: Senegal
Topics:: Gender, History, Human Rights, LGBT
Languages:: French

Blog politique au Senegal reposts an article about the “historical reality” [Fr] of homosexuality in Africa.

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