LGBTQ rights in Senegal | |
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Status | Illegal since 1966[a] |
Penalty | Up to 5 years imprisonment, and a fine. Maximum penalty applies if committed with a person under 21. |
Gender identity | No |
Military | No |
Discrimination protections | None |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex unions |
Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) 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 LGBT community face routine discrimination in Senegalese society.
According to the 2013 Pew Global Attitudes Project, 97%[2] of Senegal residents believe that homosexuality is a way of life that society should not accept,[3] a figure unchanged from 2007.[4]
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