What have 38 out of 53 African countries got in common?

Consensual gay sex between adults is a criminal offence.

As I'm sure some of you will know, Uganda is currently making homosexuality a crime punishable by hanging (cue the well-hung jokes). Unfortunately that is the mindset in some places in the world today.

This article, carried in the NZ Herald, investigates the lives of some gay people living in Africa. It makes for fairly grim reading. It is fascinating though, and well worth a look in.

I'd love to go to Africa some day, especially the Ethiopian highlands and I'd love to hike Kilimanjaro - I'd better straighten up first!