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'I don't like hiding my identity so I stay inside'

In Hull, homosexuality stopped being illegal 50 years ago. But in Hull's twin city of Freetown in Sierra Leone, the LGBT community is forced to hide. A new exhibition in Hull called 'The House of Kings and Queens' explores the experience of LGBT people.

30 July 2017

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