Mozambique Scraps Antigay Law

Source: The GuardianOld Portuguese colonial laws removed in victory for gay rights campaigners Mozambique decriminalised homosexuality on Monday when a new penal code came into force that swept away old Portuguese colonial laws, in a victory for campaigners for gay rights in Africa. The old code, dating back to 1886, targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature” – but no known prosecutions were brought after Mozambique became independent in...