Tag Archives: Nigeria

Rod McCollum tips us to the above article from Nigeria’s Daily Sun. Things are lot worse, however, than a mere pending ban on same-sex marriage, violators of which would face 14 years of imprisonment. Sub-sections 2 and 3 also stipulate fines for any person who either operates or participates in gay marriages as well as spell out punishment and fines …

In some parts of Nigeria, homosexuality is a crime punishable by stoning to death. But just in case anybody gets any ideas, the legislature is working to ban same-sex marriage. Almost comically, anti-gay groups mistakenly believe the bill would legalize gay marriage and are organizing to oppose it. Speaking in a telephone interview, the Catholic Women Of Nigeria’s national president, …

Important note: The following story has been published on several Christianist sites I follow, but I can’t yet find confirmation in the secular press. From the Christianist site One News Now: A division of the European Union that deals with “gay” rights has demanded that all foreign aid to Nigeria be suspended after the government voted not to recognize homosexual …

Glasgow, Scotland was chosen as host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games after Changing Nigeria, a group of Nigerian LGBT activists, presented organizers with an 11-page report detailing abuses of gay citizens. Abuju, Nigeria had been a leading candidate, but lost the vote 47-24 at a meeting held in Sri Lanka. Founded as the British Empire Games in 1930, the …

Nigeria, the 9th most populous nation in the world, is about to criminalize “virtually all forms of gay expression.” Legislation being considering by the Nigerian National Assembly reads: “Any person who is involved in the registration of gay clubs, societies and organizations, sustenance, procession or meetings, publicity and public show of same sex amorous relationship directly or indirectly in public …