African gay persecution: Where are the african gay communities?

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In most of Africa 33 out of 55 countries – being gay is a crime with punishment from fines, imprisonment to "tribal honour killings". And the situation is getting worse for black gay africans, and black gay americans remain silent on this topic.

Just in 2023, 6 counties - Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, uganda, niger and tanzania have adopted new anti-gay legislation, new laws incriminating homosexuality have been adopted, and other countries are introducing more anti-gay legislation.
In August 2023, two gay ugandans have become the first to face the death penalty under Uganda's new anti-homosexuality law.
The instability of central africa military coups and dictatorships, can only spell worse to come.
The African Union refuses to deal with this topic, hiding it under "anti-descrimination" laws, that do nothing to change the situation of the african gay communities, most of which are in hiding or in the proces of trying to flee the continent. There are various estimates on the gay population on the African continent, from 20 million to even 80 million, yet their voices are completely silent on the continent.

Homophobic public sentiments are the norm in most African countries, with laws calling on public to report homosexuals and fines on any media channel that openly discusses issues of homosexuality. African politicians use this topic as a populist platform. In South Africa, leaders have singled out the lgbtq popularion, numbering an estimated 600,000 who identify as other than hetrosexual, as scapegoats for the country's problems. Burundi's President Ndayishimiye called on citizens to "curse those indulging in homosexuality", building on societal and religous prejudices againt homosexuals that remain pervasive, and are backed by regimes who see gay as "un-african". No African countries have laws to actively protect gay communities. Much of the de-criminalization legislation is at best just empty tokens, without punishment or actionable protection.