Cote d ivoire gay rights

Gay men were reportedly subjected to beatings, imprisonment, verbal abuse, humiliation, and extortion by police, gendarmes, and members of the armed forces. During the year the Force Republiques de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI) reportedly beat and abused gay men and transgender persons, most of them sex workers.

LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.

However, in a society with two dominant religions, Côte d’Ivoire’s legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights doesn’t go far enough to ensure equality and safety for all its citizens.

LGBTI Rights in Cote d'Ivoire. Laws on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Country record at United Nations.