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have made homophobic statements. Nabonibo did get support from
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does not explicitly restrict sex between people of the same gender, but same-sex marriage is banned,” as such “many LGBTQ+ people live their lives in secret to avoid societal scorn and judgment.” Since being open about his sexuality, Nabonibo has been
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by family and friends, and fears he may lose his accountant job “because being openly LGBTQ+ is extremely taboo.” Rwandan human rights activist
William Ntwali notes, “If you are gay, members of your community ostracize you.” The
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Up to August 2019 he has had to keep his sexuality a secret and live a double life. As he suspected, Nabonibo has faced backlash from work, family, and harassment at church leading him to withdraw from all three.
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