LGBT rights are changing across Africa. It’s a thorny process.

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Of Africa’s 54 countries, 34 maintain laws criminalising homosexuality. That number includes the continent’s largest, Nigeria – where anti-gay laws justify violence and intimidation, and where people are quick to dismiss any support for LGBTQ rights.

“Na oyibo people’s wahala” is the typical response…