A same-sex couple’s struggle to have their children via surrogacy granted citizenship in Namibia, where marriage between men is not yet legal, is being stonewalled at every turn
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