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Africa backpacking: how was camping with a friend in a homophobic country being gay

By Rafael Leick*

A few years ago, I landed in Namibia for my first and long-awaited visit to the African continent for a low-budget, week-long trip across the country.

As soon as, in a surge for a mega-promotion, I bought my ticket, I realized that I had never specifically thought about Namibia for travel and knew absolutely nothing about the destination, nor that it was an essentially homophobic country where it is a crime to be Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed?

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