Gay senegal

He was quoted as saying that homosexuality was "not accepted, but tolerated" in Senegal. Mr Sonko, a former firebrand opposition leader, was appointed prime minister in April after his ally Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected president. They were freed from prison not long before the vote in an amnesty aimed at calming months of political turmoil after the outgoing president had tried to postpone the election.

Gay Senegal - From Gay Capital to Country of Homophobia

The old Wolof name for homosexual men is gor-digen, or men-women. In the s, European reports about the exotic gor-digen increase in numbers, reflecting their visibility in the streets of Dakar. British historian Michael Crowder, travelling West Africa in the s, was also puzzled by the visibility of the gor-digen and male prostitution in Dakar.

Two jailed in Senegal for criticising PM on gay rights

In December, a group of Senegalese lawmakers announced plans to introduce legislation that would double the length of jail terms for those convicted of same-sex activities to between five and ten years. In March, two couples having gay sex were caught by the police at the beach of Malika in the region of Dakar.

Every day I gain weight. Summing up, although HIV rates are low amongst the general population, there is a significantly increased burden in gay men, who are often subjected to violence, isolation, loss of community support and risk of imprisonment.