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#Videocrux - Homosexuality is a crime in Cameroon Homosexuality is a crime in Cameroon
Homosexual men are being arrested in Cameroon and are being penalized. Human rights having been putting their efforts to safeguard the interest of the gays.
Gay pay cost of being homosexual in Cameroon
Police regularly arrest gay men even when they can't prove any homosexual acts, which are forbidden by law. People like Michel who is a homosexual are regularly arrested by police as homosexuality is a crime in the country.
Proper laws need to be made for gays
Alice Nkom is one of the few lawyers who dares defend the rights of gays. She's regularly threatened, but won't give up her fight.
Gay arrest is a mode of distraction for politicians
Homosexuals are an easy target. Some observers say arresting gay men allows the government to draw attention away from Cameroon's real problems, such a grinding poverty.Charles Gueboguo, Sociologist "This country is getting poorer and politicians have no answers. So they use homosexuals as bait, as scapegoats. Queer-bashing has become a national past-time in Cameroon and an outlet for the people."
Gays going for heterosexual marriage
Faced with this violent rejection, most gays prefer to hide behind the facade of a heterosexual marriage. Those who want to leave the closet can get support from a human rights organisation.

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