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According to Mambo, hostility towards gay men and women within African communities in the UK is on the increase.

Mambo is published by HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and the new edition reveals what it is like to be gay in UK African communities, where people can experience a life of victimisation, abuse and discrimination based on misplaced beliefs about homosexuality.

Discriminating against gay, lesbian or transgender people is a crime in the UK, yet Africans who are not heterosexual often suffer serious abuse, verbal and physical assault from their own community. Some are even disowned by their family. As a result of this hostility, only very few gay Africans have the courage to openly declare their sexuality.