[Ryan57]

A human rights lawyer has described the horrendous treatment experienced by gay people in Cameroon – where drinking a Baileys could put you in prison.

Mr Togue, speaking to the ThinkProgress blog, said the African country uses gender stereotypes to convict gay individuals.

Homosexuality is banned in Cameroon and since 1972 has carried a prison sentence of five years.

In one instance, a client of Mr Togue’s was convicted for his feminine mannerisms and drinking Bailey’s Irish Cream – a choice which the judge felt was a woman’s drink.

He says police rely on gender stereotypes to arrests suspected gay individuals, with people arousing suspicion for being – for example – a male hairdresser.

Mr Togue says that stigma fuels the accusations and arrests, with a lifestyle choices such as cross-dressing used as evidence a man is gay.

The atmosphere is having a negative effect on healthcare in the country, particularly HIV testing.

“They can’t go to the hospital for the treatment or even for a test because they’re afraid,” Togue explained.

In one case he had heard of an individual who was investigated by police after he admitted to a nurse that he’d had same-sex relations and she informed the authorities.

Earlier this year Alice Nkom, a 69-year-old lawyer, claimed Cameroon was suffering under an “anti-homosexual apartheid”.

[Niamh.]

Jesus Christ, is this really the world we live in?

[Xtopher]

Remind me to never go to Africa since I'm only into sissy drinks.

[Ryan57]

Poor Lee Stafford would be arrested in Cameroon then.

[Marc]

Oh

[Shaun]

strange way of wording "he sucked off an irishman named Bailey"

but yes, Christian Africa is the worst place in the world.

[Brother Leon]

I always call my mate a girl for drinking it so much.

[andybigbro]

The is ridiculous!

[Marsh.]

This is like some kind of witch hunt logic.

They'll be doing the ducking stool next.

[Saph]

Originally Posted by Shaun

strange way of wording "he sucked off an irishman named Bailey"

bye

[Crimson Dynamo]

tbh I would probably jail any man who drunk that gunk or any peach based drink

Its 6 kinds of wrong

[Mystic Mock]

Did Cameroon throw away the key?







Being serious do they not think how they might come across to most of the world when they do insane **** like this.

[JoshBB]

oh. wow.

[Ramsay]

what a fag

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ramsay

what a fag

TOP BANTS

[Ramsay]

m8

[armand.kay]

Shouldn't they be worried about ebola or whatever?

[Anaesthesia]

Wait till they get started on the tia maria and lemonade drinkers!

Seriously though...ridiculous and dangerously so.

[kirklancaster]

"Cameroon is anti-homosexual" --- That explains the dyslexic reader who attacked the Prime Minister for being homophobic.

Seriously though; this is yet another 'backward' country guilty of oppression. We should enforce any type of sanctions against them that we can

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Jesus Christ, is this really the world we live in?

It's a mad mad world, but it's still a million times better than the world "we" lived in 100 years ago, to be fair.

We are making progress. 100 years ago this wouldn't even be a news story.

[Glenn.]

Since when was baileys classed as a girls drink?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Since when was baileys classed as a girls drink?

anything that doesn't burn like gasoline is a girl's drink.

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Since when was baileys classed as a girls drink?

For years

[Marsh.]

I just think of it as a Christmas thing, like Warninks.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I just think of it as a Christmas thing, like Warninks.

Christmas or not, just don't drink it in Cameroon - and let that be a warnink to you.