Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia
When Wendelinus Hamutenya told his father that he was gay, the then 18-year-old was packed off to the psychiatric ward of the Windhoek Central Hospital.
Wendelinus Hamutenya, pictured here on January 12, became the country's most visible gay man, after winning the inaugural "Mr Gay Namibia" pageant -- which will make him the first black African to compete for the title of Mr Gay World in neighbouring South Africa in April.
Seven years later, he's the country's most visible gay man, after winning the inaugural "Mr Gay Namibia" pageant -- which will make him the first black African to compete for the title of Mr Gay World in neighbouring South Africa in April.
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