Anti-LGBT surge in West Africa as Mali’s ruling council votes to make gay sex illegal

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11/03/2024

The West African nation of Mali, which has been ruled by a military junta for more than three years, has voted for a new penal code that will outlaw homosexuality. The nation’s ruling National Transitional Council adopted the measure by a nearly unanimous vote (131 in favor and 1 against) last week. The bill still needs approval from the country’s military leaders, according to Agence France-Presse. This action likely is not the end of  bad news for the region’s LGBT+ communities. The Transitional Legislative Assembly of neighboring Burkina-Faso, also run by a junta, is due to meet soon to decide on sanctions to be adopted to crack down on homosexuality on its soil.

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