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Edwin Cameron - South African Constitutional Court Judge

Levels of homophobia in Africa remain high. Why are activists like Edwin Cameron, the first public official in South Africa to reveal his HIV positive status, losing the argument?

Living as an openly gay man in socially conservative Africa is hard enough, but Edwin Cameron went even further. He was the first public official in South Africa to reveal his HIV positive status. Nelson Mandela appointed him a judge and he now serves on South Africa's Constitutional Court. There remains high levels of homophobia on the continent - why are gay activists like Cameron losing the argument?

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Tue 31 Jan 2012 00:30GMT

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