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Cameroonian transgender women convicted of 'attempted homosexuality'

Mildred Loic, a local social media celebrity called Shakiro, is seen in this picture obtained from social media. [Via Reuters]

A court in Cameroon sentenced two transgender women on Tuesday to five years in prison for "attempted homosexuality" and other offences after they were arrested for the clothes they wore in a restaurant, their lawyers said.

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