LGBT 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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- ^ "Senegal". Human Dignity Trust. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ The number of adults (all were at least 18 years of age) surveyed in Senegal was 800, yielding a margin of error of 4.1 percent with a 95 percent confidence level.
- ^ Pew Research Global Attitudes Project (4 June 2013). "The global divide on homosexuality: greater acceptance in more secular and affluent countries". Pew Research. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ ""47-Nation Pew Global Attitudes Survey", The Pew Global Attitudes Project, Pew Research Center, pp. 35, 83, and 117)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.