Kenya lifts lesbian film ban for a week
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Kenya lifts ban on lesbian film Rafiki ahead of Oscars

A Kenyan judge has temporarily lifted a ban on a film about a lesbian relationship - for a week, so the movie can be submitted for the Oscars.

Kenya's film classification board imposed the ban on Rafiki in April for "promoting lesbianism".

Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya - a legacy of British colonial-era rule in the country.

  • 21 Sep 2018
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