Gabon Decriminalizes Homosexuality
Homosexuality was decriminalized in Gabon after Members of its Parliament voted
Jonas Danquah 
Members of Gabon's lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a law that punishes sexual relations between people of the same sex.
Last year, the central African nation criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable with six months in prison and a large fine.
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Forty-eight members of parliament have now backed the proposal to change the 2019 law and lift the ban; half that number opposed the amendment.
Same-sex marriage is still not allowed in Gabon, where homosexuality is still broadly seen as a social taboo.
SOURCE: BBC
