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'Always been gay': Migrant granted asylum in Britain over homosexuality left wife and child in Africa

A migrant who was granted asylum in Britain after saying he was gay has admitted he left behind a wife and child in his homeland of Cameroon.

When 35-year-old Marius Kamna first travelled to Britain from Cameroon on a temporary visa to attend a United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, few would have expected him to ask for asylum. Instead of contributing to discussions on environmental issues, he applied for refugee protection, saying he was gay. He later settled in Wales and got a job of a heavy goods vehicle mechanic.

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