Monday, February 06, 2006
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF HOMOSEXUALITY
The newspaper editors say they are exposing people who engage in "deviant behaviour". Some 50 people have been named and the papers have sold out.
Homosexual acts are banned in Cameroon, with up to five years in jail.
But the campaign has been condemned by the state communication council for invading people's private lives.
The BBC's Jean-David Mihamle in Yaounde says the campaign has sparked a national debate about gay rights and privacy.
Like much of Africa, Cameroon is a conservative society, where homosexuality is frowned upon.
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