Issues

 

Criminal Penalties: In Somalia, some people are put to death if even accused of being gay, and this has often included minors facing brutal hangings and stonings. In Mauritania and Nigeria, the death penalty remains a legal option, while gays in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania face life imrpisonment and death by mob violence. In Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Malawi, Namibia, eSwatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Chad, Togo, Liberia, Guinea, The Gambia, and Senegal, prison time remains called for.

Discrimination: In all but a few African countries, gay marriage and civil unions are not recognized or are outright banned, gays cannot adopt, discrimination in healthcare, employment, and provisioning of goods are rampant, gay rights organizations are refused registry, and gay military and government service are out of reach.

Health and Wellness: While conversion therapy has been banned in dozens of states and countries, the pseudoscientific religious practice of "praying the gay away" is common in Africa and contributes to rates of mental illness and suicide increasing by 500 to 1000 percent. Thousands of LGBT2SQIA+ children are kicked out of their homes because of their sexuality, and HIV and AIDS that infect up to 30 percent of some rural communities are especially prevalent.