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Six gay men were attacked in Cote d’Ivoire and forced to flee their
homes after they were pictured signing a condolence book for the victims
of the recent attack at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida early this
month. The U.S. embassy in the country had hosted an event a fortnight
ago to honor the Florida victims and published a photo of the six men on
its website with the caption: ‘LGBT community signing the condolence
book’. Days after the tribute, one of the men in the photo
was attacked by a mob in his neighbourhood. Another man in the picture
was also attacked after the photo was circulated on Facebook and other
websites. The others were verbally abused. All six of them have fled
their homes for fear of further attack on them.
