LinkVoices from Nigeria details homophobic attacks, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and increased levels of homophobia that have already begun as a result of the introduction of the legislation, referred to as the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act.
Introduced to the Nigerian National Assembly in January 2006, the Act launches a vigorous attack on freedom of expression, assembly, and association in Africa's most populous nation.
If passed, the law would create criminal penalties for engaging in same-sex marriages or relationships and for advocating for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
