Gay community in foundiougne, senegal

'Fighting for Survival,' Senegal's Gay Community Is on Its Own LGBTQ+ people in Senegal who report violence and verbal abuse risk being arrested themselves.

DAKAR — Gay activists in Senegal claim politicians are jumping on the anti-gay bandwagon to rally support for parliamentary elections Sunday and a presidential vote in Homosexuality has never been widely accepted in Senegal, a deeply conservative nation. But tensions have risen to new heights in recent months. While some nonetheless have small but visible LGBTQ communities, in Senegal.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Senegal experience legal persecution. [1] Senegal specifically outlaws same-sex sexual acts and, in the past, has prosecuted men accused of homosexuality. Members of the LGBTQ community face routine discrimination in Senegalese society. According to the Pew Global Attitudes Project, 97% [2] of Senegal residents believe that.

A mainly Muslim nation known for its religious tolerance, Senegal is nonetheless more aggressive than many African states in enforcing its anti-gay law, which criminalises "unnatural acts", said Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International.