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

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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 Senegal, the Union des Jeunes Engagés pour notre Communauté (UJEC). He recently spoke out at a conference in Paris that was dedicated to decriminalization. Erasing 76 Crimes recently spoke to him about his advocacy work and the situation for LGBT people in the West African country.

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