13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (519+ words) Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community. The text, which must now be signed into law by…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (182+ words) International rights groups are calling on Senegal to protect the rights of LGBT people amid a wave of homophobia in the West African country. Earlier this month, 12 men were arrested in Dakar on charges of "acts against nature" and the…...