God Hates Cote d’Ivoire. Homosexual conduct has been legal in Cote d’Ivoire since 1867. The age of consent is 15. Gay rights groups are incessantly pushing for more laws, including same-sex marriage and adoption rights. Since this country’s National Assembly amended the family code in 1983, which granted women equity with their husbands and allowed the wife to seek divorce, the divorce rate has risen. What more proof do you need? Cote d'Ivoire is doomed!