Hello, Africa. Have You Picked Yourself Up Off The Floor Yet?

South Africa has one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. Same-sex marriage is legal, while discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal. As inspiring as this is on paper, in reality South Africa is often as homophobic as the rest of the African continent.So when two young men got married, not in a…

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Apr 10, 2013

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