Gay black yaounde, cameroon

In , Cameroon experienced a severe crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. Human rights organizations reported that at least 50 individuals were arrested and detained on charges of homosexuality between. The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The year-old shared an image of her kissing another woman last week, sparking mixed reactions in Cameroon.

Anti-gay laws in Nigeria and Uganda provoke outrage in the US—but Cameroon has quietly been locking up LGBT people for years with little international notice. now towards certain immigrants. The way I understand American history, this is a country made of immigrants. You have always welcomed people like me, but now there is fear that immigrants are no longer wanted.

In Cameroon, having sexual relations with another man is a crime punishable with up to five years in prison. Convictions are rare, but illegality makes gays easy prey for racketeers and homophobes. In Cameroon, the topic of homosexuality is no longer taboo. Both in Yaoundé and Douala, on the street, in taxis, restaurants, bars, offices and markets, on the radio and on television, it is difficult to spend a day or even an hour without the conversation reverting to this topic. President Paul Biya suggests that people in Cameroon may be changing their minds about homosexuality, but the most obvious change is the frequency of discussions of the issue.

Yaounde Black Gay is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Yaounde Black Gay and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Nairobi — Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex LGBTI people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights Watch said today. There has been an uptick in violence and abuse against LGBTI people in Cameroon in , according to a leading civil society group. Since March 9, security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least six people and detained 11, all of them victims of group attacks, for alleged consensual same-sex conduct and gender nonconformity.