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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

National witch hunt for "vast network of homosexuals" intensifies after passage of harsh new law - LGBTQ Nation

A Senegal law signed in April doubled penalties for homosexual acts and criminalized promoting or financing homosexuality, leading to mass arrests and detentions.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Senegal lawmakers back tougher anti-LGBTQ+ law

Lawmakers passed the government-backed legislation by 135 votes to none, with three abstentions. The law, which now requires the president's signature to take effect, was a major campaign promise of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in 2024.
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fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
8 months ago

Learning from Histories of Queer Resistance - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

In the middle of the night, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) painted over the Pride crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub memorial, where 49 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2016. In response, protesters used chalk to restore the memorial's rainbow colors-and then repainted it after rain washed the chalk away. FDOT quickly painted the crosswalk black again and posted signs reading "defacing roadway prohibited."
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