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Cameroon’s LGBTI community in peril as leaders flee
['Jean Jacques Dissoke']
Erasing 76 Crimes
Among the recent losses are about 10 LGBTI rights advocates currently living in Europe and the United States.
Last year, following a police raid, health authorities ordered the closure of the LGBTI rights organization Alternatives-Cameroun, leaving approximately 1,800 HIV-positive individuals without antiretroviral treatment in Douala.
Today, young activists feel alone, without guidance, and fear pervades our spaces,” said Lobe (pseudonym), an LGBTI community leader in Douala.
The community is dying in silence,” said Eko (pseudonym), an LGBTI community leader in Yaoundé.
Author’s comments: Towards a necessary revitalizationTo prevent the LGBTI community from fading into silence, it is essential to implement a revitalization strategy structured around several key areas.