'Gay man' disinterred in
The body of a man believed to be homosexual has twice been dug up from a Muslim cemetery in
The man, in his 30s, was first buried on Saturday before residents of the western town of
His family then reburied him, but he was once more exhumed by people who did not want him buried there. His body was dumped outside the family house.
A police officer told the AFP news agency that the body was eventually buried away from the cemetery.
The state-owned Le Soleil newspaper reports that it was buried within the grounds of the family home.
"Goor-jiggen" (men-women) dress up as women, socialise with females and have long been tolerated in
The AFP news agency reports that local imams, as well as some newspapers and radio stations, have denounced homosexuals after an appeals court last month overturned the conviction of nine people for homosexual acts.
They had been sentenced to eight years in jail after being found guilty of "indecent conduct and unnatural acts".
The men, who were part of an HIV/Aids group, were arrested in December at a flat in a suburb of the capital,
In February 2008, the editor of a magazine in
2 comments:
That´s a particularly nasty view of love and respect for departed beloved *others* in Senegal...wouldn´t want to have that act of fear and hatred on my hands (or tucked away in my mind).
Its sad to see this type of stuff happen. isn't desecrating a dead body one of the highest forms of disrespect.
All because he loved men.
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