Ivory Coast, Africa


Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President. Its official capital is Yamoussoukro and the official language is French. Côte d'Ivoire's economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. Homosexuality is not forbidden in by law in Côte d'Ivoire, same sex sexual contact is not mentioned in law and no sodomy laws exist. There is no legal protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The government of Côte d'Ivoire does not recognize same-sex marriages.

 

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Gay Life in Ivory Coast – an Interview

| January 6th, 2011 | Comments Off

Interview with Carlos Idibouo  who helped to create the first gay and lesbian organization in Ivory Coast, by Jimmy Leo. From: www.freewebs.com/african…/IVORY%20COAST%20REPORT.pdf Carlos Idibouo (photo right) is originally from Ivory Coast where he worked in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention for several years. In July 2003, he helped to create the first gay and lesbian organization in Ivory Coast. Due to homophobic persecution and threats by authorities, Idibouo immigrated to Canada in 2006. From Canada, Carlos Idibouo works as the association chairman of “Arc-en-Ciel” (Rainbow in English). Arc-en-Ciel is Ivory Coast’s first association dealing with sexually transmisble diseases (STD) such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis. They also fight against homophobia in the country. 1. Tell me which your experiences are in your home country and how do you live your homosexuality in every day life? My name is Carlos Idibouo. I work as the association chairman of “Arc-en-Ciel” (Rainbow in English). Arc-en-

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