Virtual Pride Afrique Festival Brings Visibility to Africa’s Sexual Minorities

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Pride Afrique, a three-day virtual extravaganza celebrating Africa’s diverse, colorful community of sexual minorities, was the first of its kind. But behind the glitz and glam, participants say, there is a very serious need to bring queer Africans into the light, as their lives are threatened on the continent every single day. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Johannesburg.