Senegal Doubles Prison Term For Gay Sex To 10 Years

Agence France-Presse reports:

Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country’s gay community. The text, which must now be signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye [photo], passed by an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly and also includes criminal penalties for those found guilty of promoting or financing same-sex relationships.

Media have reported the arrest of dozens of men under the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws since February, when police arrested 12 men, including two local celebrities, at the start of a spate of recent detentions. “Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country. Homosexuals will no longer have freedom of expression in this country”, lawmaker Diaraye Ba declared from the podium during the debate, to applause from some of her colleagues.

Read the full article. Faye visited Trump at the White House last year, where they reportedly traded tips about golf. Senegal, population 19 million, gained independence from France in 1960 and is 97% Muslim.

Senegal parliament doubles gay sex penalty: ‘Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country’
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