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Edwin Cameron - South African Constitutional Court Judge

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Living as an openly gay man in socially conservative Africa is hard enough, but Edwin Cameron went even further.

He was the first public official in South Africa to reveal his HIV positive status.

Nelson Mandela appointed him a judge and he now serves on South Africa's Constitutional Court.

There remains high levels of homophobia on the continent - why are gay activists like Cameron losing the argument?

Published on Monday, 30th January 2012.

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