Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned.
He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid.
Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison terms of up to two years for consensual same-sex acts.
Thanks, colonialism!
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According to the article, being queer was criminalized as late as 2009. That’s just people being dickheads because they can. :p
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I always check credibility of news sites I don’t recognize. This one has mixed credibility for failing some fact checks in the past.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/vanguard-news-nigeria-bias/