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History

Homosexual activity in Saint-Louis

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Homosexual activity in Saint-Louis is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Feb 1, 1966
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 319 of the Senegal's Penal Code states "Without prejudice to the more serious penalties provided for in the preceding paragraphs or by articles 320 and 321 of this Code, whoever will have committed an improper or unnatural act with a person of the same sex will be punished by imprisonment of between one and five years and by a fine of 100,000 to 1,500,000 francs. If the act was committed with a person below the age of 21, the maximum penalty will always be applied."
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www.droit-afrique.com/uploa…
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Until Jan 31, 1966
Legal
Until 1966, homosexuality was legal in Senegal.
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Same-sex marriage in Saint-Louis

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Same-sex marriage in Saint-Louis is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 17, 1989
Banned
Article 101 of Senegal's Family Code states: "An engagement is a solemn agreement by which a man and a woman promise marriage to each other." This explicitly defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Until Jan 17, 1989
Unrecognized
Before Senegals Family Code of 1989, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint-Louis

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Saint-Louis is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Jul 21, 1965
Imprisonment as punishment under federal Senegal law
Under Article 256 of Senegals Penal Code, anyone involved in manufacturing, holding, importing, exporting, displaying, selling, renting, offering, or distributing materials "contrary to good morals" may face imprisonment of up to two years or fines. Although ideology on which things are moral and which things are immoral vary by person, because homosexuality and gender change are illegal in Senegal and viewed as immoral, Article 256 can be used against pride flags, lgbt organizations, ETC.
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Right to change legal gender in Saint-Louis

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Right to change legal gender in Saint-Louis is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There are no laws in place for a change of a person’s gender marker in Senegal.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Gender-affirming care in Saint-Louis

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Gender-affirming care in Saint-Louis is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint-Louis

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saint-Louis is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized under federal Senegal law
There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Senegal.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT discrimination in Saint-Louis

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LGBT discrimination in Saint-Louis is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Senegal law
As homosexual conduct is illegal, discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation or gender identity is legal under the law.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/documents/org…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint-Louis

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saint-Louis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
The Labor Code (1997) does not protect LGBT people from discrimination.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint-Louis

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saint-Louis is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Saint-Louis

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Same-sex adoption in Saint-Louis is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Saint-Louis

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Intersex infant surgery in Saint-Louis is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Senegal.
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Sources:
database.ilga.org/senegal-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Saint-Louis

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Serving openly in military in Saint-Louis is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Sources:
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint-Louis

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saint-Louis is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
There is no ban on blood donations made by MSMs. While homosexuality is illegal in Senegal, this does not automatically make blood donations illegal for MSMs.
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Sources:
www.droit-afrique.com/uploa…
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Conversion therapy in Saint-Louis

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Conversion therapy in Saint-Louis is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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Sources:
database.ilga.org/senegal-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Saint-Louis

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Equal age of consent in Saint-Louis is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Homosexuality is illegal.
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3 / 100
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