Existing in a World That Tries to Erase You: LGBTQIA+ Communities in Francophone Africa - African Feminism (AF)

As in most countries around the world, LGBTQIA+ people in Francophone Africa continue to resist deep-rooted institutional and social oppression. Laws in this region range from explicit criminalization, implicit criminalization, legal vacuums, or, more rarely, legal protection, as is the case in Cape Verde. However, even in countries where homosexuality is not criminalized, social intolerance remains pervasive, and LGBTQIA+ people live under cons…