Gay Tourists Held in Gambia

Two Spanish men have been taken into custody by police in the Gambia after being accused of trying to solicit sex from male taxi drivers.The EU nationals were arrested on Friday after complaints from the drivers and remain in prison. A police spokesman said they were “helping in the investigation.”

Last month the President of Gambia said gay men and lesbians must leave the country within 24 hours or face “serious consequences.” Gambia, a mostly Muslim country of 1.7 million people, punishes homosexual acts, even in private, with up to seven years in prison. Read more at pinknews.co.uk