The wt Ain natn has been crackg down on lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people -- and will now throw away the key for those nvicted of "aggravated homosexualy."
Contents:
- 'GAY-IENDLS' SUATN THERE - GAMBIA FOM
- GAMBIA'S LATT ANTI-GAY BILL
- GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS GAMBIA
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
- UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
- GAY GAMBIA: NOT A JOKE
'GAY-IENDLS' SUATN THERE - GAMBIA FOM
* gay life in gambia *
'Gay-iendls' suatn there. I am an effemate, gay guy. How is the suatn there for gay Wtern travellers?
Are most plac gay-iendly?
I know that Gambia attracts a lot of Wtern female tourists and ually where there are many such folks, gays feel more fortable (for example, most of my iends are femal) and the place is ually gay-iendly. However, on the other hand, I know that many untri Ai are not exactly gay-iendly and fact, some have even strict anti-gay laws! Don't get me wrong please; I am not terted hangg out solely at gay venu ( fact, I am a gay guy who don't like to lim himself to gay venu).
GAMBIA'S LATT ANTI-GAY BILL
I jt want to know if I, as an effemate gay guy, would be fortable and safe there. Re: 'Gay-iendls' suatn there.
Ai is probably where Europe was 50 years ago 's attu to gays my opn. You uld also do a search the box above-type ''gay''- which brgs up que a few threads on this qutn. Hi Effemate, I have never been so am not qualified to answer your qutn but my hband read somewhere that the Gambia have very strict l about gay activy and do not sound gay iendly unfortunately.
GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS GAMBIA
I jt googled Gambia gay travel.
I've been asked this qutn by several gay upl. One of our male iends is gay and h travellg wh his "girliend" who is also gay! Unfortunately some mdls people still react that way, 3 men have recently been imprisoned England for cg hatred towards homosexual people.
As a gay man who has been to gambia many tim wh my partner the followg appli.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
Gambia is a betiful place, but like many ain untri dont look well on beg gay, currently s upto 14 yrs prison hard labour for beg gay. Gambian print Yahya Jammeh, famo for his equentvlent antigay public statements, has signed a law that lls for lifelong prison sentenc for acts of "aggravated homosexualy, " reports the Associated Gambian Parliament passed the legislatn -- which is nearly intil to Uganda's famo "Jail the Gays" law -- September, promptg a marked crease tentns, arrts, and torture of those spected to be LGBT, acrdg to Amnty Internatnal. The AP reports that Gambian thori have arrted five men, a 17-year-old boy, and three women, subjectg them to torture and mandg they reveal the nam of others "guilty" of homosexualy.
"Wh language spicly siar to a law that was force Uganda until was overturned by a nstutnal urt Augt, Gambia's new law f "aggravated homosexualy" as acts mted by "serial offenrs" and people livg wh HIV or AIDS, as well as someone who has sex wh a mor or a disabled person-- or someone unr the fluence of dgs. The law also equat pedophilia wh homosexualy, prcribg lifelong prison terms for parents or guardians who have sex wh same-sex pennts.
Amnty ntends that Gambia has been quietly enforcg the law sce formal enactment of the dranian law mak Gambia one the most btal of 36 Ain untri that prcribe prison sentenc for homosexualy. Gambia be the fourth Ain natn to impose lifetime prison sentenc for homosexualy -- the others are Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia. Four Ain untri ll for the executn of those "nvicted" of beg gay: Mrania, Somalia, Sudan, and Nigeria.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
There are only 12 Ain natns where homosexualy is not crimalized, and jt one, South Ai, wh marriage equaly. "This unacceptable crackdown reveals the sle of state-sponsored homophobia Gambia, " Cockburn's statement ntued.
The Gambian thori mt immediately stop this homophobic asslt. Acrdg to rmatn available at the Central Intelligence Agency's webse, the self-appoted print do not allow any type of polil activy si is a notor homophobe who last year ed the floor of the Uned Natns General Assembly to spout antigay dogma. "The enactment of this bill is an alarmg setback for the protectn of human rights Gambia, where members of the LGBT muny face an ongog ernment crackdown that clus arrts, tentn, and abe, " said Human Rights First's chief advocy unsel, Shawn Gaylord, a wrten statement.
Gambia’s recent passage of a homophobic law puts the already persecuted lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex (LGBTI) muny at even greater risk of abe, Amnty Internatnal and Human Rights Watch said today. The new crime of “aggravated homosexualy, ” which rri punishments of up to life prison, is part of a crimal Print Yahya Jammeh approved on October 9, 2014, documents unvered this week show. Among those who uld be charged wh “aggravated homosexualy” are “serial offenrs” and people livg wh HIV who are emed to be gay or lbian.
GAY GAMBIA: NOT A JOKE
Exactly what nstut “homosexualy” or a “homosexual act” is not fed Gambian law. That mak Gambia’s crimalizatn of homosexual activy – which already vlat ternatnal law – even more likely to be ed broadly and arbrarily. “The vague and imprecise provisns of this law uld be ed to arrt and ta anyone who is believed to be gay or lbian, and ntribut to the already severe climate of hostily and fear for LGBTI people the untry.
The Gambian thori failed to acknowledge the enactment of the “aggravated homosexualy” law, spe repeated qutng durg a Uned Natns review of the untry’s human rights rerd on October 28. Print Jammeh should have ed his nstutnal powers to reject this homophobic bill, which was proposed by the Natnal Assembly on Augt 25, Amnty Internatnal and Human Rights Watch said.
It was already a crime to be gay Gambia: adults found to have had nsensual same-sex relatnships faced up to fourteen years prison, until October 2014 - now 's a lifetime.