Senegal is one of 45 countries where lesbians are persecutedThe country’s anti-gay panic now extends to women, but most of the more than 100 arrestees are men. Senegal police continued their crackdown on LGBTQ citizens last week with the arrest of eight women on lesbianism charges. While 66 countries criminalize homosexuality, only 45 of them impose criminal penalties for both male and female homosexuality, including Senegal. The median salary in Senegal in 2021/2022 was 132 euros, according to the survey on household living conditions. After police searched the two women’s phones, they found evidence that led them to arrest the other six women, Seneweb said.