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Nigeria: Legislating for the Unforeseeable of Same-Sex Marriage

Nigeria: Legislating for the Unforeseeable of Same-Sex Marriage

0 / October 3, 2011 7:53 pm

by Akin Akintayo
Last week the Nigerian Senate debated the Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2011 which passed its second reading and it has now moved to committee stage, however, the fact is Nigeria does not need such a law because there is no prospect of homosexuality gaining any normalcy in the society because the concept of same-sex marriage can take root.

Homophobia – past successes and future struggles

Homophobia – past successes and future struggles

0 / January 27, 2010 11:20 am

I’m writing this post in response to number of articles on the prevalence of homophobia in Africa and to try and give some perspective and historical context.     In the last six months we have seen the expression of [...]