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Tag: Senegal

Africa

Niger leader plans to outlaw gay sex, execute married same-sex couples

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - 2 Comments.

The president of the West African nation of Niger is laying the groundwork for enacting harsh anti-homosexuality laws in his country, where same-sex intimacy is currently legal. He proposes the …

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Africa / Europe

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

December 21, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - 1 Comment

Three LGBTI rights groups are suing Senegal’s extreme Islamist organization JAMRA in a French court, seeking to hold the organization accountable for its hate speech against LGBTI people.

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Africa

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

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - 1 Comment

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, and near the …

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Africa

Gay activist defends Muslim player who shunned rainbow uniform

May 20, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - Leave a Comment

Professional soccer/football player Idrissa Gana Gueye, a practicing Muslim from Senegal, sparked controversy when he refused to play with the rest of his Paris Saint-Germain team while wearing a rainbow-themed …

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Africa

French-speaking activists seek to ways to win the battle against AIDS

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 - by Staff Writer - Leave a Comment

The struggle against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in French-speaking Africa was the focus of this year’s Afravih conference, held in Marseilles, France, from April 6 to 9. Below …

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Africa

This organization is helping LGBTI people imprisoned in Senegal

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - 1 Comment

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 Collective was created …

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Africa

For lesbians in Senegal, violence, rape, and poverty are constant threats

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - Leave a Comment

Erasing 76 Crimes spoke with Guadalupe, a 25-year-old Senegalese lesbian, to learn more about the violence that women, and particularly lesbian and queer women, face in that West African country.

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Asia

U.N. panel’s ruling on Sri Lanka encourages lesbian activists worldwide

March 25, 2022 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka‘s law against same-sex sexual activity is a human rights violation, the  UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) declared this week. The ruling in favor …

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Africa / Faith and religion / Fashion

I, Issa, transgender person from Senegal

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Transgender Senegalese stylist Issa Diatta tells about his struggle to live true to his gender identity, first in Senegal and now while adjusting to his new life as a refugee …

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Africa

Senegal: As homophobia intensifies, LGBTQ+ advocates seek help

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - Leave a Comment

In the run-up to an anti-homosexuality rally planned in Senegal on Sunday, Feb. 20, the local advocacy group Collectif Free is appealing to international supporters of LGBTQ+ rights to provide …

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Africa

Queer women win West African writing contest

January 19, 2022January 1, 2022 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

The Brittle Paper literary magazine has announced the winners of its writing competition for queer women from West Africa. The winning authors came from Nigeria, Ghana and Benin. Brittle Paper …

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Africa

Senegal: Parliament rejects a bill to double prison sentences for homosexuals

December 30, 2021 - by Colin Stewart - 2 Comments.

Senegal’s parliament on Dec. 24 rejected a proposal filed Dec. 22 to toughen the nation’s law against homosexual activity, proposing penalties of up to ten years in prison in place …

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Africa / Americas / Caribbean

2021 in review: A little progress against anti-LGBTQ laws, lots of resistance

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 - by Colin Stewart - 1 Comment

2021 has been a year of slight progress in the fight against anti-LGBTQ laws, with many nations fiercely resisting any acknowledgement that their LGBTQ citizens deserve the same rights as …

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Africa

As Senegal homophobes seek law to jail all LGBTQ, advocates fight back

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Colin Stewart - 1 Comment

A group of anti-LGBTQ lawmakers in Senegal has drafted a bill to increase the country’s repression of its LGBTQI citizens — a measure that the LGBTQ rights group the Free …

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Africa

Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - Leave a Comment

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 for gay-bashers are …

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Africa

In first year, Free Senegal rescued dozens of victims of homophobia

October 12, 2021November 16, 2021 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - Leave a Comment

The Free Senegal collective (Collectif Free) has been fighting for the rights of the embattled LGBT community in Senegal for a little more than a year, providing support for unjustly …

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