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Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years in jail, the latest in a clutch of African nations to pass anti-gay legislation.

"The law provides for a prison sentence of between two and five years as well as fines," Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said on national broadcaster RTB.

"If a person is a perpetrator of homosexual or similar practices, all the bizarre behaviour, they will go before the judge," he said, adding that foreign nationals would be deported under the law.

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[-] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago

The source is France24. I wouldnt trust it.

[-] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sadly, it is true -> https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8992825. This source is another from BF.

The religious segment of society didn't only banned homosexuality but it also targeted women that have multiple husbands. The bill has the following:

  • The prohibition, accompanied by sanctions, of behavior deemed " harmful to family structure ," in particular that aimed at promoting homosexual practices.

  • The prohibition of polyandry, that is to say the possibility for a woman to have several husbands.

  • The possibility of changing the matrimonial regime: spouses married under the monogamous regime could, by joint declaration and court approval, switch to a polygamous regime.

Edit. Typos

[-] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 month ago

The prohibition of polyandry, that is to say the possibility for a woman to have several husbands.

'Women hold up half the sky' and they build monuments to Thomas Sankara, disgusting in the face of his legacy.

[-] jack@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

So they're permitting or even promoting polygamy but banning polyandry, which I'm sure is actually much more deeply culturally rooted, since it's a traditional practice in a lot of West Africa that long predates the Abrahamic religions.

[-] Barabas@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They've since clarified that the possibility of changing polygamous to monogamous and vice versa did not make the bill. Polyandry is strictly prohobited however, which is done in anticipation of a rapid evolution of behaviour in society according to the Minister of Justice. Not sure how those connect, maybe to do with inheritance laws?

https://www.alerte-info.net/accueil/article/204114-burkina-lalt-adopte-un-nouveau-code-des-personnes-et-de-la-famille-qui-prevoit-la-reconnaissance-des-mariages-coutumiers-et-religieux

[-] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 month ago

I am cautious of reporting from a french source will accept better sources on this matter

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah not even a link to a source or announcement from the government. Here is a comment I found from The Deprogram sub on reddit: https://reddit.com/comments/1n6avoo/comment/nbzbn98

I feel the same, if you google it, every article uses the same Fr*nch source for the story, and they're all almost identical in writing too. The law was proposed in July 2024, and only passed now. The only 'credible' source I could find was some place that collects bills in PDF format, but they even stated

To enter into force, it would require parliamentary approval before being promulgated by the president. ILGA World's Research team is currently working to find a copy of the bill.

So the proposed bill isn't available anywhere I can find it, and now it's suddenly passed 'unanimous' according to "Agence France-Presse?" Smells fishy.

But that aside, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was introduced and did actually pass, lots of African countries including Mali (their massive northern neighbour) has passed a law criminalising LGBTQ activities. Ghana, Uganda...

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