One of the most sweeping anti-gay bills ever introduced in any parliament in the world is in danger of rapid passage in Nigeria in the coming weeks. Although billed as a ban on same-sex marriage, the proposed law includes provisions that would make any expression of homosexuality - not only sexual conduct but any homosexual inclination or reference - in public or in private, a crime.
This draconian, far-reaching piece of homophobic legislation provoked a full-throated outcry from the globe's entire human rights community when it was introduced last year, and for a while it had been dormant. But now the bill has been fast-tracked for speedy passage in advance of Nigeria's national elections in April, and the BBC's correspondent in the country's capital of Abuja reported last week that "it is likely to be passed by both chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly by the end of March."
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2007-02-26 05:55:06 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The world strives for equality among races, genders, religions, ages, but when it comes to sexuality they'd rather just kill you.
Nigeria can go to hell, for all I care
2007-02-26 05:58:21 · answer #1 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I still don't see the big deal about someone being gay. There are people being persecuted in Kosovo and Chechnya and the Ijaw tribe is on the verge of fighting the oil companies for its rights, but the leaders are taking it too far, with issues of government corruption, they are thinking of a revolution. All of this is dangerous but it must be addressed. Nevertheless, the Nigerian government ignores its own backwaters and backyards while digging into someone else's.
Why worry about homosexuality? I have better things to worry about and a belief in God is not to be connected to intolerance. I do not hate.
2007-02-26 05:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have heard of this nonsense but then consider the source, a backward concept, created by backward people, living in a backward country. The new motto for Nigeria should be: Nigeria, where the dark continent and the dark ages meet.
2007-02-26 06:14:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A regulation is in basic terms a regulation. it extremely is in basic terms solid no rely if it extremely is respected. there will be consistently ersons to cheat it. yet for the least the existence of a regulation against discrimination in direction of GLBT community may well be a solid ingredient, because it sort of feels regrettably the only thank you to supply a touch protection and admire to the sufferers of homophobia.
2016-11-26 00:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by bickley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well then, If I were you, I'd stay far away from Nigeria.
2007-02-26 05:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Backwards nations always do this sort of thing.
It's pitiful and sad.
2007-02-26 06:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its about time they do something to ban nasty gay behavior.They should do that over here in the US.
2007-02-26 06:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Fantastic! Where can I get info so I can get my U.S. legislator on top of this (so to speak)?
2007-02-26 05:59:19 · answer #8 · answered by Russell C 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋