A set of laws known as the penal code was exported from Britain to its colonies and is still affecting LGBTQ politics to this very day.
The penal code laws made being gay a criminal offence, and while Britain decriminialized homosexuality in 1967, it’s still illegal in over 30 former British colonies.
These countries didn’t have a history of homophobia before Britain enforced their own ideas of morality, but thanks to the empire these laws mean many live in fear. VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng investigates how the legacy of the empire is still ruining lives to this day.
Watch more from this series:
How Banks Made Money From Slavery
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How Britain Got China Hooked on Opium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHAWNQRV70
How Britain Stole $45 Trillion from India with Trains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_jGPf764d0
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