Change.org has pulled a homophobic petition in Senegal that had garnered 50,000 signatures in five days as anti-gay violence raged on the streets of the capital, Dakar.
The petition – which change.org took down following questions from openDemocracy – was set up in support of Idrissa Gana Gueye, a Senegalese footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as well as Senegal’s national team. He played in the UK, for Aston Villa and Everton, before joining Ligue 1 side PSG in 2019 for £30m.
Gueye withdrew from a PSG match on 14 May in which players were expected to wear jerseys with rainbow-coloured numbers in solidarity against homophobia.
