Gay group in adzopé, ivory coast

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Since September, there have been more than 45 assaults on gay men and transgender people in its largest city, Abidjan. In one incident in Yopougon, a working-class neighbourhood in Abidjan, a mob targeted a beauty salon run by transgender women. A broader rise in homophobia was on display during this September's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when several groups of Ivory Coast fans unfurled banners bearing homophobic messages and slogans including "No to woubi ", a derogatory term for gay men. The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.

The experience left its mark on him, too. Camille Kouassi Assi, the village chief, told how his parents were also ostracised because of their leprosy, right up until the end of their lives. Recalling their ordeal, his voice trembled, his eyes welling up with tears. Both men now live in the southern Ivorian village of Duquesne-Cremone, which since the s has been a refuge for leprosy patients and their relatives fleeing social exclusion.

Richard Ammon. Interview with Carlos Idibouo who helped to create the first gay and lesbian organization in Ivory Coast, by Jimmy Leo. From: www. In July , he helped to create the first gay and lesbian organization in Ivory Coast.