LGBT: Dpe anti-gay law, homosexualy ris Nigeria few days to Bin's princy - Daily Post Nigeria

Contents:

• LGBTQ+ NIGERIANS ARE CELEBRATG PRI MONTH DEFIANCE OF ANTI-GAY LAW
• OPN: NIGERIA IS A LD-BLOOD UNTRY FOR GAY MEN – I HAVE THE SRS TO PROVE
• LGBT: DPE ANTI-GAY LAW, HOMOSEXUALY RIS NIGERIA FEW DAYS TO BIN’S PRINCY

LGBTQ+ NIGERIANS ARE CELEBRATG PRI MONTH DEFIANCE OF ANTI-GAY LAW

By Pelumi SalakoILORIN, Nigeria, June 23 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) — YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relatnships and even same-sex displays of affectn are year, he was kidnapped by seven men who blackmailed, extorted, and tortured him for two days an attack that has sce left him nstantly lookg over his shoulr. "Nigeria is a eply relig untry, where many reject homosexualy as a rptg Wtern 2014, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Act was signed to law, which bars not only gay relatnships but also any public sign of same-sex affectn or membership of LGBTQ+ groups, wh punishments of up to 14 years prison.

Gay sex is illegal more than half of Ain untri, acrdg to global LGBTQ+ rights tracker Equalx, although Gabon, Kenya, and Botswana have all crimalised same-sex relatns recent spe the risks, activists are phg to exprs themselv and mand change this June, a month which is marked around the world wh LGBTQ+ Pri ralli and parti.

The legislatn amounts to "refully nstcted state vlence" which "exacerbat queerphobia and prevents om havg a muny, " said Kayo Ani Somtochwu, founr of the Queer Unn for Enomic and Social Transformatn (QUEST) Mistry of Jtice and the police force did not immediately rpond to requts for 2018, a group of 47 men were arrted and later charged for allegedly jog a gay club, a se that drew ternatnal outcry and was wily seen as a tt of the men said they were at a birthday party and the se was thrown out by a judge due to the "lack of diligent prosecutn. "But LGBTQ+ people are growg creasgly vol and visible, wh the ter providg a space for gay-iendly films, talk shows, and rights groups barred om formally registerg as an anisatn unr the same-sex marriage law, most anisg and support groups take place onle. Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (other penalty)Censorship✖ Imprisonment as punishmentNon-bary genr regnnUnknownDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsConversn Therapy✖ Not banned.

OPN: NIGERIA IS A LD-BLOOD UNTRY FOR GAY MEN – I HAVE THE SRS TO PROVE

(89%) Mentned homosexualsDid not mentn homosexuals (11%)Jtifiabily of homosexualy?

Homosexual activy Nigeria is illegal (other penalty). Current statSce Jun 1, 1916Illegal (other penalty) Male Homosexualy is punishable by 14 years prison unr the Nigerian Penal Co.

LGBT: DPE ANTI-GAY LAW, HOMOSEXUALY RIS NIGERIA FEW DAYS TO BIN’S PRINCY

Laws is unclear about female Homosexualy the Nigerian Penal , which the southern part of Nigeria l. In some stat Northern Nigeria, nsentg and adult Gays and Lbians uld be punished wh the ath penalty marriage Nigeria?

Imprisonment as punishment In addn to crimalizg homosexualy, Nigeria has enacted legislatn that would make illegal for heterosexual fay members, alli and iends of LGBT people to be supportive.

Acrdg to Nigerian law, a heterosexual ally "who admisters, wns, abets or aids" any form of genr non-nformg and homosexual activy uld receive a 10-year jail to change legal genr Nigeria?

Current statSce May 29, 1999No protectns Homosexualy is still illegal adoptn Nigeria? Illegal Homosexualy is illegal donatns by MSMs Nigeria?

A poll nducted by TIERs via NOI Polls surveyed 2, 000 Nigerians across the untry and mographic groups and found out that 39% of Nigerians accept that lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Nigerians serve….

A poll nducted by TIERs via NOI Polls surveyed 2, 000 Nigerians across the untry and mographic groups and found out that 39% of Nigerians accept that lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Nigerians serve equal accs to public healthre, hog and tn. Women attend an appeal of RozeLks solidary wh Jte Kizo Namisa, who fled om Uganda, to prott and to kiss at the door of the 24-hour receptn of the Missnari of Chary at which Jte is no longer wele due to her homosexualy Amsterdam on Augt 8, 2018.

Sce the crimalisatn of sexual relatnships between people of the same sex January 2014, the Nigerian LGBTTQQIAAP (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, transsexual, queer, qutng, tersex, asexual, ally, pansexual, and other variants, hereafter referred to as LGBTQ) muny has faced a new wave of discrimatn, hostily and rejectn.

The Same Sex Marriage Prohibn Act (SSMPA), signed to law 2014 by former Print Goodluck Jonathan, was enacted on the premise that the Nigerian culture is anthetil to homosexualy. This picture taken wh long time exposure shows participants of the French team holdg a rabow flag as they march onto the field durg the openg ceremony of the 2018 Gay Gam edn at the Jean Bou Stadium Paris on Augt 4, 2018. A poll nducted by The Iniative for Equal Rights (TIERs) via NOI Polls, surveyed 2, 000 Nigerians across the untry and mographic groups, and found out that 39% of Nigerians accept that lbian, gay and bisexual(LGB) Nigerians serve equal accs to public healthre, hog and tn.

When the Nigerian ernment enacted the SSMPA 2014, there was a popular belief that majory of Nigerians were not pro-gay rights.