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I prefer to remain anonymous because of the authorities in Senegal,” Mamadou, one of the founders of the Senegalese LGBTQ rights organization Free Senegal, told Unicorn Riot. Speaking under an alias, Mamadou agreed to speak with Unicorn Riot only if he could remain anonymous. He fled the country in 2021 after years of harassment and is one of many now worried for their safety amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ repression that took hold this year.