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People walk with a large rainbow flag during the Malta Pride Parade last month. (Photo courtesy of AFP/Reuters) “People will feel invested in a mission: tracking down gay people,” said Quentin, who worries about a “witch hunt” as a result. Other members of the Burkinabe LGBTQ community voiced similar concerns over the law, the latest in a slew of anti-gay …

Burkina Faso’s government has passed a law banning homosexuality, with those found guilty facing two to five years in prison, according to the state broadcaster. The draft law was unanimously passed on Monday by 71 unelected members of the country’s transitional government, which has been in place since the military seized power under the leadership of the now President Ibrahim …