Brenda Biya: Cameroon president's daughter hopes to help change anti-gay laws

Brenda Biya says her family in Cameroon was angry when she posted a photo of her kissing a woman.

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Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them.

The 27-year-old shared an image of her kissing another woman last week, sparking mixed reactions in Cameroon.

"I’m crazy about you & I want the world to know,” she said in the Instagram post with a picture of her embracing Brazilian model Layyons Valença.

In the interview with France's Le Parisien, she said she had not informed anyone in her family before publishing the post.

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