Sitting at an upscale hotel in Senegal 's capital, the young man seemed nervous, rarely making eye contact and keeping his back against a wall, facing the entrance. He said he had been in hiding for being gay after being disowned by his family, and after police took in a friend for questioning.
Born in the city of Touba, central to Senegal's Sufi Muslim faith, he said he has been living with another friend who doesn't know his secret. It's an increasingly common story in the country where homosexuality is illegal, and the government is a step away from putting in place longer prison terms for it.
