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The legal and social status of between ,—over 2 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex South Africans has been influenced by a combination of traditional South African mores, colonialism , and the lingering effects of apartheid and the human rights movement that contributed to its abolition. South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution was the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation , and South Africa was the fifth country in the world, and the first—and, to date, only—in Africa, to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples can also adopt children jointly, and also arrange IVF and surrogacy treatments. LGBT people enjoy constitutional and statutory protections from discrimination in employment, provision of goods and services and many other areas.

Ugandan doctor under investigation over claims he assaulted LGBT patient. Published: 30 Oct Uganda arrests 16 LGBT activists on suspicion of gay sex. Published: 24 Oct Published: 21 Oct Ugandan MPs press for death penalty for homosexual acts.

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Human rights activists are celebrating the move as a victory. Once they claim asylum in another African country or apply for resettlement outside the continent, they are funneled into a system that exposes them to the same persecutory treatment they sought to escape. In , Amobi was in his mids. He awoke one night to a knock at his door.