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Grant asylum to the LGBT men who were attacked after signing the condolence book at the US Embassy in Abidjan

Created by A.M. on June 29, 2016

Gay men in Ivory Coast say they've been assaulted and forced to flee their homes after the U.S. Embassy published a photo of them signing a condolence book for victims of this month's killings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The photo, published on the embassy's website, shows the faces of six men with the caption "LGBTI community signing the condolence book." It was taken at the embassy on June 16, the same day Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan and other officials signed the book in honor of the 49 people killed in the Orlando attack.

Because the photo was published by the US Embassy, now their lives are in danger. Allow them to move safely to the US.

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