Gabon bans gay sex as global pace of reform falters
A huge rainbow flag is carried during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 02, 2013. Gabon has passed a law against gay sex. PHOTO | AFP
Gabon has passed a law against gay sex, becoming the 70th country to ban the practice, an official confirmed, as the global pace of reform falters.
The central African country banned "sexual relations between people of the same sex" in a new penal code earlier this year, according to copies of the law online.
