LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

 | 
05/06/2019

West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist, lynchings and arrests even without anti-homosexuality laws. The context of West Africa is peculiar as a “false calm” exists when speaking of the rights of LGBTI persons. This silence is deceptive as it could suggest that the situation of lesbians, gays, trans and intersex persons is positive. However, nothing could be further from the truth. One of the problems in West Africa is that there is no political will to support and respect the rights of LGBT persons. There is a certain level of political will when it comes to health issues and HIV/AIDS, related to the taking care of men who have sex with men (MSM). However, it is exclusively focused on this group to the detriment of women who have sex with women and trans persons.

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 11/29/2023
11/28/2023
Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators …
Added on: 11/29/2023
11/28/2023
Members of Russia’s LGBTQ community fear a court ruling due on Thursday will label them “extremists” and pave the way for arrests and prosecutions …
Added on: 11/29/2023
11/28/2023
As the sun rises over Pristina, the call to prayer echoes through the Kosovo capital just as the patrons of its only LGBTQ bar …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Added on: 11/28/2023
Although homosexuality and trans identity have never been criminalized in Madagascar, a large island home to 29 million people off the east coast of …
Added on: 11/28/2023
Homosexuality should not be a criminal offence and people should be helped to understand the issue better, a top cardinal from Ghana has told …
Added on: 11/26/2023
Namibia’s High Court is set to deliver a judgment in May in a case that could see the decriminalisation of gay sex in the …