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July 20, 2012

Nigerian gay activists warn ban on gay advocacy will see more HIV

A group of Nigerian advocates for the rights of sexual minorities say a bill banning gay groups which could be signed into law at any time by the country’s president will have unintended consequences for the country’s fight against HIV

Nigerian gay activists are warning there will be unintended consequences from a new law banning same-sex marriage and any advocacy on behalf of LGBT people.

The law, which would imprison people for a decade for taking part in or witnessing a same-sex marriage, was passed by both the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives last year and could be signed at any time by the Nigerian president, Goodluck Johnathan.

March 16, 2012

EU condemns Nigeria anti-gay marriage bill

The European Parliament adopted a resolution yesterday, calling for Nigeria to reject a bill which threatens gay couples with arrests and violence

The European Parliament has condemned Nigeria's anti-gay marriage bill which, if passed, would put lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the country at serious risk of violence and arrest.

The Same Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill was proposed in 2011 and has since been amended by the Nigerian Senate to punish those in a same-sex partnership with 14 years’ imprisonment and anyone ‘aiding or abetting’ such unions with 10 years in prison.