71 Senegal men arrested for having gay sex in ‘unnatural acts’ crackdown

More than 70 men have been arrested in Senegal since the introduction of a new anti-LGBTQ+ law earlier this year. On 7 August, the public prosecutor’s office confirmed that 71 men had been arrested and charged with “unnatural acts” amid the crackdown on same-sex relations, while 28 more had the charges against them dropped. According…