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Added on: 07/17/2024

In Senegal, anti-LGBT forces seek longer prison time for gay sex

07/16/2024

Since 2020, Senegal has been debating the effectiveness of its repression of homosexuality. Abuses of all kinds against LGBT+ people are commonplace in the West African nation,…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 06/05/2024

Two men jailed after criticizing prime minister for not being anti-gay enough

06/04/2024

In Senegal, Africa, two men have been jailed for “spreading false news” that the new prime minister there tolerates homosexuality. Activist Bah Diakhate and Imam Cheikh Ahmed…

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Added on: 05/23/2024

Senegal arrests Islamic agitators for claiming prime minister is gay

05/22/2024

A left-wing French politician’s visit to the West African nation of Senegal has led to anti-gay Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko being accused of homosexuality and two…

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Added on: 03/29/2024

What does Senegal’s new president have in store for LGBTQ people?

03/28/2024

Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected President of Senegal on Sunday, collecting 51% of the votes compared to his challenger, Amadou Ba, from the ruling party of outgoing…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently in consideration stage

02/10/2024

The proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana has caused debate, conversations, and controversy both in Ghana and beyond. At its core, the bill aims to address issues related…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Senegal probes homophobic mob that dug up and burned a gay man’s body

11/08/2023

Footage said to show a gay man’s body being dug up from a grave and burned has shocked Senegal, triggering an investigation in the conservative country where…

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Added on: 11/01/2023

Senegal probe after gay man’s body reportedly dug up and burned

10/31/2023

Footage said to show a gay man’s body being dug up from a grave and burned has shocked Senegal, triggering an investigation in the conservative country where…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

04/11/2023

Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Association for the Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality and the president of a support organization for vulnerable LGBTI people in…

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Added on: 12/22/2022

Senegal: LGBTI activists sue in France to punish anti-gay group JAMRA

12/21/2022

JAMRA has initiated numerous marches and demonstrations in Senegal over the past two years to pressure lawmakers to increase the nation’s criminal penalties for homosexual activity. Under current…

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Added on: 11/16/2022

Fighting for change in Senegal, lesbian activist sees a long, difficult road ahead

11/15/2022

In a short interview, Senegalese lesbian activist Guadalupe Dansokho (a pseudonym), presents her unvarnished observations of her home country — plagued with femicides, ruled by power-hungry men,…

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Added on: 07/31/2022

Rising hate leaves ‘no place for gays’ in Senegal

7/30/22

Every time Abdou’s mother hears of a homophobic attack in the streets of Senegal’s capital Dakar, she locks him in her bedroom. Abdou – who, like other…

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Added on: 07/30/2022

Rise of homophobia in Senegal forcing LGBTQ people into the shadows

7/29/22

Every time Abdou’s mother hears of a homophobic attack in the streets of Senegal’s capital Dakar, she locks him in her bedroom. Abdou — who, like other…

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Added on: 05/31/2022

Anti-gay mob of 100 people beat American man bloody & parade him through the streets.

05/30/2022

Three men have been arrested in the West African country of Senegal after video emerged of a suspected homophobic attack that left its American victim bloodied, robbed…

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Added on: 04/17/2022

This organization is helping LGBTI people imprisoned in Senegal

4/15/22

The situation for LGBTI people in Senegal continues to deteriorate. Homophobic marches are organized and arrests are carried out against LGBTI people. In August 2020, the Free…

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Added on: 04/16/2022

This organization is helping LGBTI people imprisoned in Senegal

4/15/22

The situation for LGBTI people in Senegal continues to deteriorate. Homophobic marches are organized and arrests are carried out against LGBTI people. In August 2020, the Free…

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Added on: 03/19/2022

I, Issa, transgender person from Senegal

3/17/22

At 44 years old, Issa Diatta (pseudonym) fled to France in order to assume his true trans identity, which was impossible at home in the Thiès region…

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Added on: 02/22/2022

Protesters Demand Longer Prison Sentences for LGBTQ in Senegal.

02/21/2022

A group of men gathered around a burning gay flag in Dakar Sunday and chanted: “Senegal will never accept homosexuality.” Others held signs that read: “Senegal says…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

Lawmakers in Senegal Reject Bill to Double Penalties for Same-sex Relations.

01/04/2022

Over the Christmas holidays, parliamentary lawmakers in Senegal rejected a proposed bill that sought to double the jail time for people convicted under the country’s anti-sodomy law…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Tutu’s Advocacy for LGBTQ Rights Did Not Sway Most of Africa

12/30/2021

Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ people as well as his fight for racial justice. But the South African archbishop’s…

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Added on: 12/24/2021

Senegalese parliament to debate bill criminalising homosexuality

12/23/2021

A group of MPs in Senegal tabled a bill on Wednesday to strengthen the repression of homosexuality in the Muslim-majority West African country. The bill was tabled by…

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Added on: 12/18/2021

Senegalese lawmakers draw up chilling new law for LGBT+ people and allies: ‘Democracy is in danger’

12/17/21

Anti-LGBT+ lawmakers in Senegal are seeking to toughen the west African nation’s already horrific repression of queer citizens. A bloc of National Assembly members have drafted a…

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Added on: 10/27/2021

Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing

10/26/2021

Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been sentenced to prison in Senegal. The country’s homophobes aren’t happy about it. Prison sentences…

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Added on: 09/28/2021

Risks multiply for LGBTI citizens of West Africa. (Part 1: Senegal)

09/27/21

In West Africa, military juntas have seized power in Mali (May 24) and in Guinea (Sept. 5) — events that added new challenges for LGBTI citizens in…

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Added on: 07/05/2021

France drops homophobic Senegal, Ghana, Benin from ‘safe’ countries list

07/04/2021

In a decision mostly focused on the dangers facing LGBT people in homophobic nations, Benin, Senegal and Ghana have been dropped from the list of “safe” countries…

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Added on: 06/02/2021

LGBTQ life in Africa: Arrests, arrests, arrests, arrests

05/31/2021

The staggering pace of arrests of LGBTQ citizens continued today, as Uganda Police raided an LGBTQ shelter and detained 44 members of the LGBTQ community, repeating a…

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Added on: 05/24/2021

SENEGALESE RALLY TO CRIMINALISE HOMOSEXUALITY

05/23/2021

Several hundred protesters rallied Sunday in Dakar to demand that homosexuality be made a crime in Senegal, according to AFP journalists. It is not illegal to identify…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Senegal: Hate speech flourishes on Facebook in language used by 5 million

03/08/2021

In Senegal, anti-gay hate speech spreads on Facebook without restraint in abusive posts that are written in Wolof, LGBTQ+ advocates say. That’s the local language for 5…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls

01/09/2021

African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that hasn’t been the experience of seven Senegalese men convicted in November on homosexuality charges. Treated respectfully by…

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Added on: 01/08/2021

LGBT Persecution in Senegal

01/08/2021

In Senegal, a young man was arrested for his suspected sexual orientation, the African Human Rights Media Network reported. Though persecution in the West African country is…