Bit of context: in 2022, there was a military coup in Burkina Faso. The new military junta took an anti-western amd pro-russian stance leading to a lot of fanboyism from online communist in reddit.
In a very unsuprising turn, the junta moved to purge the country from western influence, now that include homosexuality which is seen as a western perversion.
/r/thedeprogram is an anti-western communist sub. They're pro-russia, pro-china, anti-USA etc..
Reading through the article, it looks like it's only just been suggested by it's Justice Minister, and still needs to pass through parliament, and would then need to be approved by Traore himself.
This post should honestly be removed. If comrades don't open the comments, they will believe this misinformation like the rest of libs across Reddit.
It still unfortunately has a large Christian presence and I'm betting American Evangelicals have gained some ground in recent years.
Burkina faso is 64% muslim and 6.2% protestants but I'm sure it's the evangelicals fault.
I'm queer, they are my comrades [..] The French came, forced homophobia into every facet of their society, stopped them from socially progressing so they could take their materials, and now you're surprised they're homophobic?
I'll continue to critically support those who are resisting imperialism and trying to make a better life for the proletariat, even if they aren't perfect.
Anti-western online leftists continue to support people who would kill them or throw them in jail 
Burkina Faso has been held back by the imperial core for decades and decades, they have been held back materially and socially, so they have not progressed to that point socially, yet.
Without question, criminalizing people based on their sexual orientation is unacceptable. That is absolutely a given.
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Basically the whole thread is cope 
, a lot of posters straight up say the mods should supress this information because it's liberal propaganda 
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Tankies are just leftards who completely devoted themselves to anti-West idpol
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They have no ideals past "West bad". That's why you see them simp for right-wing religious terrorist organizations without a hint of irony.
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