Rights activists say abuses experienced by LGBTQ+ people today can often be traced back globally to a colonial legacy of discrimination, even though colonial powers like Britain, France and Portugal long ago decriminalised same-sex relations. While Britain’s colonial legacy weighs heavy on LGBTQ+ communities in some African countries, it is not the case in every former colony. Namibia’s High Court will rule next May in a case that could see the southern African country overturn a colonial-era ban on same-sex relations. Like many anti-LGBTQ+ statutes across Africa, the Namibian law dates back to colonisation and was retained on the books after independence in 1990. Is being gay genetic ?
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