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Antigay or antihomosexual law in Nigeria
Homophobia in Nigeria (International Herald Tribune, editorial, March 9, 2007; page 6).
  • A piece of legislation is quickly making its way through the Nigerian National Assembly. Billed as an anti-gay-marriage act, it is considered by some to be a far-reaching assault on basic rights of association, assembly, and expression.
  • Unless the international community speaks out quickly and forcefully against the bill, it is almost certain to become law.
  • Homosexual acts between consenting adults are already illegal in Nigeria under a penal code that dates back to the colonial period.
  • This new legislation would impose five-year sentences on same-sex couples who have wedding ceremonies, as well as on those who perform such services, and even on all of those who attend such ceremonies.
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