Ugandan resident on homosexuality
Some boys believe that to sleep with a man is safe because all the billboards around town show heterosexual couples, with messages ... nothing is said about homosexual couples using a condom, so they think it is safer to sleep with each other than a girl.
official name: Republic of Djibouti (Jumhouriyya Djibouti) capital: Djibouti head of state: President Guelleh Ismail Omar state: multi party democracy population: 486,530 (July 2006 est.) independence: from France in 1977 languages: French (official), Arabic (official) Somali, Afar religion: Muslim 94%, Christian 6% currency: Djiboutian franc (DJF) media: NA
Communication
main lines in use: 11,100 (2004) cellular telephones: 34,500 (2004) Internet hosts: 506 (2005) Internet users: 9,000 (2005)
by Mask Admin 18/10/2004
October 18, 2004: Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977 but unlike most former French colonies the attitudes of the public and the laws relating to homosexuality are far from liberal, which may be due to the influence of Islamic law. Horn of Africa correspondent, Faro interviews a Djiboutian.
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Ugandan resident on homosexuality
