Ivory Coast

Franck Blé, a hairstylist who is gay, was beaten by two men while smoking a cigarette in his neighborhood in Ivory Coast. (Arlette Bashizi photo courtesy of The New York Times)
As homophobic influencers peddle lies and hatred, wave of assaults hits Ivory Coast
Anti-LGBTQ sign online.
Ivory Coast: Human rights defenders seek to block wave of anti-LGBT hatred
African values: Manifesto calls for ‘decolonized’ advocacy against LGBTphobia
Pan-Africanism: West African gathering will push for rights of LGBT French-speakers
Senegalese refugee says Ivory Coast is not safe for LGBTI+ people
Stop Homophobie founder tells of his 30 years of LGBT activism in the French-speaking world
Queer women win West African writing contest
Ivory Coast family beats up gay son after meeting his lover
Ivory Coast flirts with same-sex marriage, then rejects it
Taib, who is queer Ethiopian-Kenyan in Toronto (Mikael Owunna photo courtesy of The New York Times)
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’
Kurdish refugee Saleh Al-Bayati played Baba Noel this month in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Linda Miles)
Christmas cheer: Refugees helping refugees
Logo of ICASA 2017, the International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa.
Interfaith activists seek stronger role in fighting AIDS
Ivory Coast: Anti-gay vandals hit anti-AIDS conference
Logo of Solidarité Internationale LGBTQI
Cameroon: Praise for LBT workshop, denunciation of boycott
Rural Sassandra is an eight-hour drive west from urban Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Map courtesy of Vevesworld.com)
Ivory Coast: No anti-gay law, but 3 months in prison anyway
New W. African interfaith group fights anti-LGBTI bias