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 […]
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- '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
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." * 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.
GAMBIA'S LATT ANTI-GAY BILL
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). I jt want to know if I, as an effemate gay guy, would be fortable and safe there.
Re: 'Gay-iendls' suatn there.
GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS GAMBIA
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.
I jt googled Gambia gay travel.
I've been asked this qutn by several gay upl.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
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.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
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.
GAY GAMBIA: NOT A JOKE
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. There are only 12 Ain natns where homosexualy is not crimalized, and jt one, South Ai, wh marriage equaly.