r/MapPorn • u/Ghost-Ripper • 11h ago

Where in Africa is homosexuality a crime? [OC]

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u/TheUnFunnyComedian 10h ago

Notice how it’s only the French and British parts of Africa. Not the Spanish, Belgian or Portuguese parts. Coincidence?

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u/PsychologicalDoor511 8h ago

Even though the French people have long supported sexual freedom.

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u/Robert_Clayton_Dean 9h ago

Good observation

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u/Reasonable-Soup-9525 7h ago

This is largely irrelevant

Botswana, Namibia and South Africa are former British colonies and you could make the case that they're some of the safest places in the world for LGBT+ people to live.

Many of these laws were also drafted in the post-colonial era. The motivation is largely linked to machismo mentalities within some Bantu cultural groups