Nigeria: 53 Men Charged for Celebratg 'Gay Weddg' | Time

Contents:

• POLICE RAID 'GAY WEDDG' NIGERIA, ARRT 19
• NIGERIA 'GAY WEDDG' BT LEADS TO CHARG
• ISLAMIC POLICE RAID 'GAY WEDDG' NIGERIA'S KANO CY
• 53 ARRTED NIGERIA FOR CELEBRATG GAY WEDDG, POLICE SAY
• THE GAY MARRIAGE THAT BROKE THE NIGERIAN INTER
• POLICE NIGERIA HAVE CHARGED 53 MEN FOR CELEBRATG A 'GAY WEDDG'
• NIGERIA: 12 ARRTED OVER ‘GAY WEDDG’
• NIGERIAN GAY ACTIVIST EDAFE OKPORO MARRI LOVER NICK GIGL
• 'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
• NIGERIAN ISLAMIC OFFICIALS ARRT 12 PEOPLE RAID OF ALLEGED GAY WEDDG CEREMONY
• NIGERIAN COURT PUTS DOZENS ON TRIAL OVER ALLEGED GAY WEDDG
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
• RELIG AUTHORI IN NIGERIA REPORTEDLY DETA 12 PEOPLE ACCED OF HOLDG A "GAY WEDDG"

POLICE RAID 'GAY WEDDG' NIGERIA, ARRT 19

The Islamic police have arrted 19 people acced of anizg a gay weddg the cy of Kano, nservative northern Nigeria, a spokman said Tuday (December 20). This is not the first time the Islamic police have ma arrts, accg youths of anizg a gay weddg.

Homosexualy is punishable by ath unr Islamic law, but no executn has ever been rried out.

NIGERIA 'GAY WEDDG' BT LEADS TO CHARG

"Our men broke to the venue where a gay uple was holdg a weddg and arrted 19 men and women, cludg the weddg planner, " he said. Sce then, homosexualy has been punishable by 10 to 14 years prison. The Islamic police, the "Hisbah" Kano, have the past arrted several people acced of planng gay and lbian marriag, whout any nvictns.

In January 2015, the Hisbah arrted 12 young men at a hotel the suburbs of Kano on spicn of planng a gay weddg. Image source, AFPImage ptn, Much of northern Nigeria is erned by Islamic law, or ShariaProsecutors the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people wh nspirg to celebrate a gay weddg.

ISLAMIC POLICE RAID 'GAY WEDDG' NIGERIA'S KANO CY

Homosexual acts are banned socially nservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years jail. Gay rights mpaigners who have been touch wh people volved the se told the BBC's Stephanie Hegarty Lagos the acced were arrted at a birthday party, not a weddg.

Media ptn, Ne men on trial for homosexual behavur uld face ath by stong if found guiltyNigeria has an fluential Christian evangelil movement the south and strong support for Islamic law the north, both of which oppose January 2014, the Hisbah, or Islamic police, Bchi state raid several lotns and arrted about a dozen men acced of sodomy acts.

Police had to shoot the air to disperse the mob and get the spects back to prison safely, though there they are also ban on homosexualy, brought to effect 2014, is ed by some police officers and members of the public to legimise ab agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people, acrdg to Human Rights Watch (HRW). "Extortn, mob vlence, arbrary arrt, torture tentn, and physil and sexual vlence" are mon agast people spected of homosexual activi, HRW said a 2016 report.

53 ARRTED NIGERIA FOR CELEBRATG GAY WEDDG, POLICE SAY

Homosexual acts are illegal unr both legal systems the whole of Nigeria, where those livg the north are maly Mlim and people the south are largely Christian. Instead, the group - which he said clud gay people and cross-drsers - was unrgog "unsellg", and their parents or guardians had been urged to e forward. Kano's Islamic urts have never nvicted anyone for beg gay.

Rights groups Nigeria have long mpaigned for gay rights to be rpected, but there is strong opposn to a untry where many Mlims and Christians uphold nservative relig valu. Nigerian police say they have arrted 53 young men who celebrated a gay weddg and charged them wh "belongg to a gang of unlawful society. "Prosecutg officer Mannir Nasir told a urt on Wednday that the young men were arrted Saturday the northern cy of Zaria while attendg a party anized for two men who got married last Nigerian law bans gay marriage, some upl nduct rmal gay and lbian anizatns monstrate outsi the Nigerian High Commissn Nairobi on Febary 7, Maa / AFP/Getty ImagMaria Sjod, puty executive director of LGBTQ advocy group OutRight Actn Internatnal, said she believ the gay weddg story is jt an "exce" and part of the police's attempt to "crackdown on an emergg LGBTQ movement" Nigeria.

At the same time, his phone and my phone started to heat up wh Facebook msag om strangers nmng for beg gay. They were not even aware he was gay.

THE GAY MARRIAGE THAT BROKE THE NIGERIAN INTER

I knew was illegal for him to be gay his untry. I knew was illegal for his fay to know he was gay and not report him.

I grew up here, where lettg someone know you are gay was tough, not illegal.

POLICE NIGERIA HAVE CHARGED 53 MEN FOR CELEBRATG A 'GAY WEDDG'

Some of David’s reasong n only be unrstood by someone who grew up Nigeria or a siar untry where is illegal to be gay. I believe is bee the prs still wants to vilify gay men and women.

We may have thankfully won marriage equaly here on Amerin soil, but until is legally safe for our gay, queer, trans, and genr non-nformg brothers, sisters, and fay to live their liv as they wish to be all rners of the world, the fight mt go on. A group of 53 people have been charged Nigeria after they were arrted last week om what police say was a party celebratg an unofficial gay weddg.

NIGERIA: 12 ARRTED OVER ‘GAY WEDDG’

Homosexualy has been illegal Nigeria sce 2014, and homosexual acts uld rult a maximum jail sentence of 14 years.

NIGERIAN GAY ACTIVIST EDAFE OKPORO MARRI LOVER NICK GIGL

Sjod said Nigeria’s laws prohibg gay marriage are beg ed as “a way to crack down on anyone advotg for human rights of LGBT people. Twelve men have been arrted the north Nigerian cy of Kano for allegedly planng a “gay weddg”.

We arrted them at the venue of a planned gay weddg, ” Mr Drawa told AFP.

'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST

“It was my birthday party, not a gay weddg, ” he said tears. Nigeria strengthened laws agast same-sex sexual activy at the start of 2014 by banng same-sex marriag, gay groups and shows of same-sex public affectn.

He went for the genr he is attracted to spe the hate and discrimatn on gay people.

Homosexualy is illegal most Ain natns. NAN said the law also forbids people om nng gay clubs, societi, procsns or meetgs Nigeria.

NIGERIAN ISLAMIC OFFICIALS ARRT 12 PEOPLE RAID OF ALLEGED GAY WEDDG CEREMONY

Last month, Uganda’s parliament passed ntroversial legislatn that would make some gay acts punishable by life prison. Homosexualy is illegal most Ain natns based on remnants of sodomy laws troduced durg the Brish lonial era and perpetuated by cultural beliefs.

NIGERIAN COURT PUTS DOZENS ON TRIAL OVER ALLEGED GAY WEDDG

READ: Rsia’s ‘anti-gay’ law ph gay muny to shadows. READ: Thomas Hzlsperger be first high-profile gay footballer.

Prosecutors the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people wh nspirg to celebrate a gay acced, arrted last Saturday, have nied the allegatns, wh their lawyers sayg they were illegally taed. Nigeria has an fluential Christian evangelil movement the south and strong support for Islamic law the north, both of which oppose homosexualy. The ban on homosexualy, brought to effect 2014, is ed by some police officers and members of the public to legimise ab agast lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) people, acrdg to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

The character Eric Effng (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay Brish teen the Netflix seri Sex Edutn.

RELIG AUTHORI IN NIGERIA REPORTEDLY DETA 12 PEOPLE ACCED OF HOLDG A "GAY WEDDG"

Eric is a gay teenager this seri about a high school the Uned Kgdom where sex is very much on everyone's md. His parents know he is gay and have e to accept his sexualy.

Bisi Alimi, an actor-turned-activist, ma headl when he me out as gay on Nigerian televisn. Did the show offer a realistic pictn of s gay--Nigeria storyle?

I thk that scenar of the mother who is acceptg of her child and unrstandg the homophobia Nigeria, the expectatn of homophobia, is very, very accurate.