Uganda to deport British man accused of being gay

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CBS News reports a Ugandan court on Wednesday ordered the deportation of a British man facing criminal charges related to images of him having sex with another man.


As Uganda and other countries in Africa begin enforcing laws against homosexuals, a kind of anti-gay fervor is taking hold across the continent. It is illegal to have gay sex in most African countries. Gays in many parts of the continent face severe harassment, physical threats, judicial punishment, and sometimes worse.

In Nigeria on Wednesday, thousands of protesters demanded the executions of 11 men arrested for belonging to gay organizations.

Demonstrators threw stones into the Shariah court in the north Nigerian city of Bauchi until security officials fired into the air. The judge closed the court abruptly so the accused men could be safely returned to prison.

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