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Interview with Carlos Idibouo who helped to create the first gay and lesbian organization in Ivory Coast, by Jimmy Leo.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the Ivory Coast face legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBTQ residents, although it remains the most tolerant country in Western Africa in these regards, both socially and legally. [1] Same-sex sexual activity is legal for both men and women in Ivory Coast, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are.