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Illegal: LGBT in Africa

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The Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act was a significant step forward for the LGBT community in the United States, but in other countries around the world homosexuality remains a crime. This hour we'll talk about what it's like being gay in Africa, where homosexuality can mean prison time or even death.

Guests:

  • Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International
  • Katherine Fairfax Wright, filmmaker, Call Me Kuchu

Event  Gateway Film Center  will be hosting a mixer and film screening of  “Call Me Kuchuâ€? Sunday, July 14,  starting at 5 pm.

St. John's Church Columbus will hold a screening of God Loves Uganda on July 22, at 7 pm. Clergy discussion will follow and and is open to the public.