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GABON
- There are no sodomy laws in Gabon, homosexuality is legal in Gabon since 2000 and the age of consent is equal at 18 for all. - Un réseau d’homosexuel en milieu scolaire (2011, Translation):
Cinq jeunes filles, NNMT (19 ans), AOB(20 ans), AL(21 ans), MBW (22
ans) et BNK (23 ans), toutes élèves en classe de
terminale A1A du collège évangélique Nang Essono
de Melen, se livraient au lesbianisme au sein del'établissement, et ce , depuis plusieurs mois... - Une violation des Droits de l’Homme au Gabon totalement inacceptable (2011, Translation): C’est
en date du 08 mars 2011 que les gabonaises, les gabonais et les
internautes du monde entier découvrirent avec grand regret un
article à caractère homophobe qui présenta le
Gabon comme étant un pays où le respect des
libertés individuelles relève de l’utopie. En effet, l’article intitulé « Des élèves lesbiennes rattrapées par des clichés dans un lycée » (Translation)
pourrait être la source des attaques dont devraient pouvoir
répondre le Gabon si et seulement si des mesures urgentes ne
sont pas prises quant à la réhabilitation des droits des
paisibles citoyennes qui auraient été attaquées
à tort par les autorités du lycée
évangélique de Melen. - L’homosexualité et le hiphop gabonais (Translation). - Homophobie
: le président gambien promet de couper la tête à
tout homosexuel qu’il arrêtera dans son pays (2008, Translation):
Il a sommé les homosexuels à quitter le pays, notant
qu’une loi beaucoup plus sévère que celle en vigueur en
Iran sera prochainement introduite pour lutter contre ce vice.
Une publicité soupçonnée d'homosexualité (2004, Translation):
Une publicité pour un pack de deux téléphones
mobiles, mettant en scène deux jeunes filles et baptisée
« premier amour », a suscité ces dernières
semaines une polémique au Gabon, pays qui tolère une
homosexualité discrète. Ces affiches, qui font partie
d'une série dont les autres mettent en scène des couples
plus classiques et ont fleuri à Libreville depuis une campagne
lancée à l'occasion de la Saint Valentin, ont fait
réagir la presse gouvernementale. - Homosexualité et publicité (2004, Translation):
Une petite polémique autour de l'homosexualité
discrète au Gabon... L'homosexualité au Gabon, comme dans
beaucoup de pays d'Afrique, est une pratique taboue mais elle ne
relève pas du code pénal, contrairement à ce qui
se passe au Sénégal, au Kenya, en Ouganda, ou même
au Nigeria où elle est passible de la peine de mort. Selon un
journaliste librevillois, l'homosexualité est ici souvent
considérée comme une maladie. Il cite le cas d'un jeune
Gabonais "efféminé", envoyé par sa famille
à Lambaréné (230 km au sud de Libreville) suivre
des rites initiatiques "pour affermir sa virilité".
Lui-même, qui dit avoir des amis gays et "tolérer
l'homosexualité", s'avoue choqué "qu'on en fasse la
promotion". "C'est encore un tabou, c'est une grosse hypocrisie",
estime Olivier. La plupart des homosexuels au Gabon sont mariés,
ont des enfants, de peur de vivre ouvertement leur sexualité,
affirme-t-il. L'homosexualité est tolérée quand
elle n'est pas outrancière, explique-t-il. "On est
agressé que si on est aguicheur, si on a des comportements qui
choquent, si on fait la +grande folle+". De son côté,
Servais, la quarantaine, également gay, estime que les
mentalités ont beaucoup changé. "On s'exprime davantage
qu'avant", juge-t-il. Lui-même assure vivre son
homosexualité à découvert: tous ses proches sont
au courant. "Je ne m'en cache pas. Je me sens libre ici", dit-il. A
Libreville, il n'existe pas d'association gay et seuls quelques rares
endroits sont fréquentés exclusivement par des
homosexuels. - Advertisement gets Gabon talking about taboo gay topics
(2004): A poster advertisement for a pair of mobile telephones,
picturing two girls and with the slogan "first love", has got people in
the west African state of Gabon talking about a big social taboo.
ScotMUN 2011: Human Rights Council: Position Papers: The Rights to Asylum for Homosexuals: Gabon:
Recognizing that the life of homosexuals is often a difficult one,
Gabon wants to express its sympathy for the people concerned. Gabon
notes that homosexuality can exist in any country no matter what the
background, religion or culture is. For more than 10 years
homosexuality has been legal in Gabon and we are not thinking of
changing this in the near future. The Gabonese society is still in the
process of adapting to the acceptance of homosexuality but is trying
its best to do so. Therefore we would like to remind all distinguished
members of the Human Rights Council that Gabon was one of the countries
to sign the United Nations Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity in 2008. Gabon would like to point out that this declaration
has been violated in November 2010 by all the states which proposed and
voted for an amendment to legalise executions of homosexuals. We were
one of the states which restored the original resolution in February
2011 to show our acceptance of homosexuals. We would however like to
point out that although homosexuality is legal for those over 21 in
Gabon, we do not offer asylum for homosexuals from other nations.
Resources: - Behind the Mask - A Web Site on Gay and Lesbian Affairs in Africa. - Africa by Country: Gabon. Gabon Archive. - African Veil: Countries Covered: Gabon. - Queer afrol. - Afrol News; Gay/Lesbian Archives. - theGully.com news & Articles: Africa.
Global Gayz: Africa: Gabon News Reports. - ILGA: Africa: Gabon. - LGBT rights in Gabon. - Sodomy Laws. - Human Rights Watch: Use Search Function. - Amnesty International: Use Search Function. - Pink News: Europe's Largest Gay News Service: Africa. - AsylumLaw.Org: Sexual Minorities & HIV Status: Documents / Reports / Website Links / Organizations. Gabon Documents. - Links to News Sources for GLBT World.MSMGF News Articles & Documents Resources. By Region & Country: Sub-Saharan Africa: - Gabon.
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
- 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Societal
stigmatization and discrimination against homosexual persons was
strong, and the government made little effort to combat it. - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Equatorial Guinea:
may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both
male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Equatorial Guinea,
but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not
eligible for the same legal protections available as opposite-sex
couples..
Resources: - Behind the Mask - A Web Site on Gay and Lesbian Affairs in Africa. - Africa by Country: Equatorial Guinea. - African Veil: Countries Covered: Equatorial Guinea. - Queer afrol. - Afrol News; Gay/Lesbian Archives. - theGully.com news & Articles: Africa.
Global Gayz: Africa: Equatorial Guinea News Reports from 2009 to the Present. - ILGA: Africa: Equatorial Guinea. - LGBT rights in Equatorial Guinea. - Sodomy Laws. - Human Rights Watch: Use Search Function. - Amnesty International: Use Search Function. - Pink News: Europe's Largest Gay News Service: Africa. - AsylumLaw.Org: Sexual Minorities & HIV Status: Documents / Reports / Website Links / Organizations. - Links to News Sources for GLBT World.MSMGF News Articles & Documents Resources. By Region & Country: - Sub-Saharan Africa: - Equatorial Guinea.
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Search for Free Papers / Book Reviews: - All Papers are free at BioMed Cental (Open Access) & PubMed Central. - HighWire Press (Numerous Free Papers). eScholarship Repository: University of California, e-books, journals and peer-reviewed documents. - DSpace Eprints: Australian National University. - DSpace@MIT. - Virginia Tech: Digital Library / Archives. - eScholarship: U of California. - University of Southampton CiteBase. - Eprints: University of Nottingham. - T-Space at The University of Toronto Libraries. - NTUR, National Taiwan University. - Allacademic: Some free papers to either read online or download as PDFs. - UNESCO: Articles, Report, Dissertations, Films, etc. - Kyoto University Research Information Repository. - Doctoral dissertations and other publications from the University of Helsinki. - E-LIS: eprints in Library & Information Services. - CogPrints: eprints. - RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. - DiVa: Scandinavian University Documents. - The International Gay & Lesbian Review (IGLR): Book Reviews & Abstracts. - InterAlia, a peer-edited scholarly journal for queer theory.
Search for Free Articles, Papers or Reports: FindArticles.com - The Free Library. - France Queer Resources Directory. - Séminaire gai. - The QRD. - GLBTQ: The Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Culture. - Human Rights Campaign. - IGLHRC: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. - ILGA: The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. - ILGA-Europe: International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association of Europe. - Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. - Kinsey Institute Staff Publications. - Sexual Policy Watch Working Papers. - NAZ Foundation International: Primary aim is to improve the sexual health and human rights of marginalised males who have sex with males, their partners and families in South Asia and elsewhere. The World Health Orgazization. - The Body: The complete HIV/AIDS Resource. - POZ Magazine: Archive dates back to 1994.
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