Twenty-four men were arrested at a house in Saly, Senegal, on Christmas Eve for “homosexual activities,” local media said.
They were held overnight and may face prosecution.
Evidence collected by police included cosmetics, wigs, condoms and lube.
Having gay sex in Senegal can lead to imprisonment for up to five years.
In August, two men from the town of Darou Mousty were convicted of sexual acts “against nature” and jailed for two and five years respectively after neighbors claimed they were having gay sex.
Numerous other men have been arrested since early 2008 for “crimes” variously called “homosexuality,” “incitement to debauchery,” “corruption of good behavior,” “acts against the order of nature,” “indecent conduct” and “homosexual marriage,” according to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Last May, Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye called homosexuality “a sign of a crisis of values,” IGLHRC said.
By Rex Wockner
