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The court order is one of the extreme measures Tanzania has been taking against LGBTQ+ people. It is part of the state’s sanctioned margnialization and oppression against LGBTQ+ Tanzanians that traces back to when Paul Makonda, Dar es Salaam’s Regional Commissioner, launched an anti-gay surveillance force amidst other human rights.

LGBTI Tanzanians are still living in hiding “Life as an LGBTI activist in Tanzania is horrible, it’s a total disaster.” When Halima, an activist, told us this, she had been living in hiding outside of her home country for nearly six months.

As a gay man living openly in Tanzania, I am confronted with immense challenges stemming from the hostile environment towards the LGBT community prevalent not only in African nations but also.