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Burkina Faso's Junta passes law banning homosexuality
(www.france24.com)
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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
'Women hold up half the sky' and they build monuments to Thomas Sankara, disgusting in the face of his legacy.
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.
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