Gay community in freetown, sierra leone

A group of Imams in Thunder Hill, a settlement in Freetown city, Sierra Leone, have organized a protest against homosexuality within their community.

“The vast majority of people in Sierra Leone look at homosexuality and transsexuality as a perversion of nature, a bit of a freak-show,” explains documentary photographer Lee Price. “Being a heavily religious country, people are taught that being gay is a sin, and this is the view that most – though not all – people hold.” As part of Hull’s UK City of Culture programme, Price.