LGBTQ activists in Ivory Coast concerned over wave of attacks

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 06, 2024 3:28 pm

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — LGBTQ activists in Ivory Coast expressed concern on Thursday over verbal and physical attacks fanned by social media targeting gay and transgender people.

Anti-LGBTQ content soared on social media at the start of last month, spurred by rumours of a child abuse case supposedly involving a gay person.

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