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Title: US LGBT envoy says ‘seeds of hope’ for LGBT equality are appearing in Africa
Post by: stephaniec on January 27, 2016, 01:46:00 PM
US LGBT envoy says 'seeds of hope' for LGBT equality are appearing in Africa

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/01/27/us-lgbt-envoy-says-seeds-of-hope-for-lgbt-equality-are-appearing-in-africa/

Pink News/Joseph Patrick McCormick  27th January 2016, 7:36 PM

"The US's first ever special envoy for LGBT rights has said there are "seeds of hope" in Southern African countries for sexual and gender minorities.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation reports that Randy Berry spoke after a 10-day visit to Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.

He said: "I believe in all of these countries, there are seeds of hope.""