Although a former French colony, Côte d'Ivoire did not inherit laws criminalizing same-sex sexual acts in private (Canning, 2011). However public same-sex acts are, “punished with imprisonment for three months to two years and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs” (Refworld, 2014).Nonetheless, the capital is considered to be a safe haven for the LGBTQI community, where, “sexual minorities are becoming increasingly visible”.
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Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
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Civil Unions
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Joint Adoption
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Second Parent Adoption
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Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
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Broad Protections
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Criminalization of Violence
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Ban of Conversion Therapy
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Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
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Gender
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Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
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Canning, P. (2011, October). Is Ivory Coast Truly an Oasis for LGBT People? https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111810/http://www.care2.com/causes/is-ivory-coast-truly-an-oasis-for-lgbt-people.html
Lyngaas, S. (2017, March). Jailing of gay Ivorian men stokes fears in LGBT safe haven. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-gay/jailing-of-gay-ivorian-men-stokes-fears-in-lgbt-safe-haven-idUSKBN16T1AI
Mendes, L. R. (2019, March). State-Sponsored Homophobia. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, And Intersex Association. https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf
Refworld. (2014, December). Côte d'Ivoire: Application of article 360 of the Penal Code against sexual minorities. https://www.refworld.org/docid/568e2ee74.html
Sia, K. (2017). AIDS March Abidjan Ivory Coast. https://www.pinknews.co.uk/images/2017/08/AIDS-march-Abidjan-Ivory-Coast-650x433.jpg
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