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Mauritius legal challenge to criminalisation of homosexuality

25 October 201913 November 2019 Peter Tatchell Foundation International, Mauritius

Section 250 dates back to 1898 & is a relic of Mauritius’s colonial past

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Malaysia, where gay sex is illegal, used to be home to a community of gender non-conforming shamans. Before colonisation, many indigenous peoples accepted sexual & gender diversity. Imperialism & Christian missionaries changed all that - for the worse! https://t.co/j7bkGU2Ve5

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Mauritius legal challenge to criminalisation of homosexuality
Section 250 dates back to 1898 & is a relic of Mauritius’s colonial past

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