LGBTQ+ Kenyans Decry Surging Blackmail, Extortion on Dating Apps

In Kenya, where same-sex relations constitute a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison, the only option for the LGBTQ+ community to meet is through dating apps and social media. But now, those Kenyans say, the platforms are being used to trap victims in a web of blackmail AND sexual assault.
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It's time for Africa to abandon these archaic laws. Sexuality should not be criminalized