Thank goddess I don't live in Senegal (but then my sex life is hardly "evidence" of anything!). Nine gay men there have been jailed FOR 8 YEARS for "indecent conduct and unnatural acts." (Thanks WickedGayBlog!)I couldn't find anything that said exactly what these men did. In some places where homosexuality is illegal, even the hint of queer is enough to get you arrested, even if you're not trying out new sexual positions in the neighborhood park. Hell, indecent conduct might be lisping too much!
What's also suspicious is that at the trial, the judge said the accused were "part of a criminal group." Did he mean the association that they belonged to, the one established to fight HIV and AIDS in Senegal? Apparently, it's criminal to try and save lives in Senegal from a communicable disease, the very same disease that is ravaging Africa, particularly its hetero population.
What's "indecent" is to ignore a public health crisis and wallow in ignorance.
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