Gay rights groups brave abuse, violence to fight HIV in Cameroon
Submitted by tidiane.kasse on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 16:13
YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in a circle with several other young men in a charity’s offices in Cameroon’s capital, Fleur listens intently to the speaker talk about gay sex before slowly raising his hand.
“Can we catch AIDS by swallowing sperm?” he asks, prompting laughter from his peers at the group discussion held by Alcondoms, an organization promoting the rights and health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.