Fear Drives African Gays to Seek Asylum in US
4,266 views · Published 9 April 2014 · 3:06 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2014 · News & Politics
Homosexuality is a crime in 38 African countries, and new laws in Nigeria and Uganda have increased potential punishments for engaging in gay sex. These strictures have led some gay and transgender Africans to seek asylum in the United States. As VOA's Carla Babb reports, for many gay and transgender Ugandans, fleeing their country is a matter of life and death.
