This research focuses mainly on the specific situation of homosexuals in Rwanda. However, Cedoca refers a number of times to the acronym LGBT which encompasses other realities but which is used by a significant number of the consulted sources. Similarly, the term “men who have sex with men” (MSM), often used in an academic or epidemiological context and which focuses on sexual practice rather than sexual orientation, also appears in this COI Focus whenever it is used by a source. The term "homosexual" designates both men and women, but Cedoca uses the terms "gay" and "lesbian” when the focus is on the specific experience of one or the other.
Cedoca has also included in this COI Focus information about gender identity in Rwanda, especially when this appears in the broader context of LGBT rights.
The desk research covers the period from 2014 to 22 October 2019.