This African country never outlawed homosexuality… until now

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07/18/2024

The military junta ruling the West African county of Burkina Faso announced that homosexual acts will now be a punishable offense. As such, the nation is the latest in a growing number of African nations to crack down on same-sex relations. “Henceforth homosexuality and associated practices will be punished by the law,” Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said, according to the international news organization Agence France-Presse. The legislation was approved by the junta’s cabinet as part of an overhaul of marriage laws. It awaits passage by the military-controlled parliament and a signature from junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré.

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