Gay group in kinshasa, congo, democratic republic

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GPJ ACCURATE. In this tiny 5 square meter 6 square yard house, three gay men and two lesbians live together. Each member of the house has a similar story: abandoned by relatives; denied jobs; excommunicated from churches. They say intimidation, kidnapping, arrest and violence have become common, despite the fact that homosexuality is legal here.

Richard Ammon. Inspired by the LGBT movement in the West, small groups of gays are timidly trying to make a place for themselves in Democratic Republic of Congo. Inspired by the LGBT movement in the West, small groups of gays are timidly trying to make a place for themselves in Lubumbashi [the second largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo]. But neither local customs nor Congolese law tolerate homosexual practices, which are considered abnormal….