Social mores and prejudices forged in Lagos are echoed in the intimate spaces of people all over the continent
The entire history of penal codes that outlaw same-sex desire and sex is a history of oppression that can never be justified
‘The state cannot be the sheriff in people’s bedrooms’
Friday’s ruling could be a new landmark in the fight for queer rights on the continent
However, the LGBT community fears yet another postponement
In 2009 the Delhi High Court effectively decriminalised same-sex intercourse, saying a ban violated fundamental rights