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Contents:
- INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB
- BREEDG HIS DADDY'S FRIEND (OLR MAN YOUNGER MAN GAY SEX)
- HIV AND AIN AMERIN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB
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"I love this place bee mak me feel at home" gatherg of members of the gay and lbian muny Lagos is held regularly, albe discreetly, but uld soon be vast majory of gay Nigerians may not be terted this kd of event but they still have to hi their sexualy this nservative already illegal, homosexualy is wily owned upon across Nigeria and has been the subject of several bills the Natnal Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Bill specifilly outlaws same-sex also bans gathergs of homosexuals or any other support for gay clubs, anisatns, unns or amoro exprsns, whether secret or public. 'Repulsive'The bill has been passed by Nigeria's Senate - the hight chamber - and is now beg reviewed by the lower chamber, the Hoe of ptn, Rashidi Williams is one of Nigeria's few openly gay human rights activistsIf approved, will be sent to the print to sign to law, after which same-sex upl uld face up to 14 years Nigerian homosexuals pla that the stigma they face is already enough punishment for their way of (not his real name), a gay man livg Lagos, is outraged by the proposed law: "How do a ernment thk that sendg someone to prison would change his or her sexual orientatn? One of Nigeria's few openly gay human rights activists, Rashidi Williams, not that the bill seeks to ban somethg which is already illegal and which no-one is publicly advotg.
"How do you even bee gay, not to mentn wantg to get married to another man? Friends and fay members of gay people uld get implited if they do not report s of same-sex unns bee they uld be seen as beg support of them. Crics of the bill also worry that health workers who provi HIV unsellg and treatment to homosexuals uld be mtg an offence as well.
However, some of the doctors say they hardly ever know the sexual orientatn of those they attend to bee is not a requirement for treatment and unsellg, and even if the patients were to reveal that they were homosexuals, would not affect the qualy of healthre lawmakers have nmned vlence agast homosexuals but this has done ltle to prevent the growg anxiety among those the bill would target as s likely adoptn, whatever form, ptn, If the bill is passed, same-sex upl uld face 14 years prisonMr Williams says some gay Nigerians may seek asylum untri where homosexual people are accepted, while others will have to go the gay club, spe the jovial atmosphere, there is heightened utn, and no-one is allowed to take any thought of beg intified as beg gay, lbian, bisexual or transgenr a untry where the public still turns to mob jtice hnts some that is a huge ncern for Richard (not his real name): "If you don't bee discreet and try to hi yourself, even the man on the street will want to also act on the bill bee has been passed. Warng: this 3201 word story ntas gay anal sex, breedg, sex between an olr man and a younger man, and lots of oral.
BREEDG HIS DADDY'S FRIEND (OLR MAN YOUNGER MAN GAY SEX)
We explored genr role stra (GRS) arisg om nflict between homosexualy and cultural nceptns of masculy among young Black men who have sex wh men (MSM). Participants scribed rigid, often antihomosexual expectatns of masculy om their fai, peers, and muni.
Consistent wh GRS, this nflict and prsure to nform to the expectatns spe their homosexualy led to psychologil distrs, efforts to mouflage their homosexualy, and strategi to prove their masculy. Antihomosexual expectatns of masculy isolate young Black MSM durg a velopmental stage when terpersonal attachments are cril. 9 Masculi of male subgroups who are not members of the socially domant group, such as Black men and gay men, have often been scribed as pensatory masculi, 9–14 veloped reactn to blocked accs to the power and thory of the domant group.
10–15 Siarly, some have argued that hypermasculy has bee the valued and preferred genr culture among gay men rponse to subordatn by a domant heterosexual male culture.
HIV AND AIN AMERIN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
16–18 Several studi of gay men have intified fns of masculy rived om exaggerated tradnal mascule rol and stereotypil behavrs.
19–21Exprsns of hypermasculy and antifemy among young Black men and gay men have been associated wh creased nfince and teem, social acceptance, and rced anxiety about manhood. (%)Cy of terview/current rince New York Cya8 (23) Rochter, NY4 (11) Buffalo, NY5 (14) Atlanta, GA18 (51)Race/ethnicyb Black Amerin16 (84) Caribbean1 (5) Ain1 (5)Sexual intyc Gay/homosexual17 (49) Bisexual16 (46) Heterosexual/straight1 (3) Other5 (14)HIV serostat Posive2 (6) Negative30 (86) Unknown3 (9)Ine, $ < 15 00015 (43) > 15 000–20 0005 (14) > 20 000–30 0003 (9) > 30 000–45 0002 (6) > 45 000–60 0000 (0) > 60 0001 (3) No answer9 (30)Edutn Some high school4 (11) High school diploma/GED13 (37) Some llege13 (37) College gree3 (9) Graduate gree1 (3) No answer1 (3)Employment stat Employed18 (51) Unemployed17 (49)Interview protols were rmed by prev rearch.
9, 13–15, 22, 41 Although they differed across studi, all vered masculy, sexual inty, homosexualy, sexual risk, mascule socializatn, the social ntext of sexual risk, fay, race, and relign (Table 2) 2—Sample Interview Qutns Study of Genr Role Stra Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex Wh Men: New York and Geia, 2001–2006Concept2001 New York Statea Study2003 Atlanta, GA, Study2006 Atlanta, GA, StudyMasculyWhat do masculy mean to you?