The Junta-run African country Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality, with punishments of up to five years in jail.
    • acargitz@lemmy.ca
      16·
      6 months ago

      Actually, Burkina Faso was colonized by the French.

      • Rose@lemmy.zip
        6·
        6 months ago

        More recently, it’s been a major target of a Russian influence campaign. Russia also has a military presence there via Wagner.

    • lemmyknow@lemmy.today
      61·
      6 months ago

      Ootl, what does the British empire got to do with Burkina Faso banning homosexuality?

        • katy ✨@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          92·
          6 months ago

          i think a large part of the problems also stem from being a deeply religious and fundamentalist majority too, though.

          • NickwithaC@lemmy.worldEnglish
            141·
            6 months ago

            … Which was imparted onto them by the British and the French.

        • thaklor@lemmy.world
          5·
          6 months ago

          Come on now, let’s be honest: Belgium did a lot too.

        • Hupf@feddit.org
          4·
          6 months ago

          Most problems can be traced back to either the English or the French.

      • alleycat@feddit.org
        10·
        6 months ago

        Glad to see that BF also has some of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. Deserved. :)

        Weird take considering that the new law is pushed onto the people by a military dictatorship.

  • Jim East@slrpnk.netEnglish
    8·
    6 months ago

    I wonder how many people want to get out and just don’t know where they can go or how to get there…