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Title: NIGHTMARE OF BEING GAY IN NIGERIA
Post by: LostInTime on February 20, 2007, 08:41:14 AM
Post by: LostInTime on February 20, 2007, 08:41:14 AM
Link (http://www.gcn.ie/content/templates/newsupdate.aspx?articleid=1907&zoneid=4)
Voices 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.
Voices 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.