Cameroon’s gay community under increased attack

More than 100 young men and women in Cameroon’s capital posted anti-gay signs on bars suspected of being gay-friendly during a rally organised amid mounting threats and acts of violence targeting the country’s sexual minorities.

The rally, organised by the Association of Cameroonian Youth, called for stricter enforcement of anti-gay laws, even though rights groups say the country already prosecutes more gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender residents than any other in sub-Saharan Africa.

Demonstrators also placed signs saying “Homosexuals Forbidden” and “No Gays in Cameroon” on various school buildings. They paraded Cameroon’s flag through the streets of Yaounde while distributing pamphlets and T-shirts with anti-gay slogans.