I blogged on this. Creepy as heck. Other things the bill would criminalize:

• Forming, participating in, cooking for, hosting, or helping to publicize any pro-gay rights group (punishable by up to five years in prison).
• Screening any film or television show that portrays gay or lesbian characters, ranging from Brokeback Mountain to Will and Grace to Soap (punishable, again, by up to five years in prison).

Yeah. Real nice people.

Having gay sex is already punishable by up to 14 years in prison, by the way--and that's if you're lucky and avoid getting caught by one of the regional Sharia courts, where it's death by stoning.

This is so ridiculous. I want my own country.

I assumed that, in Africa, AIDS/HIV is not considered attached to the LBGT community -- the only reason that it is here is because it was introduced in America amongst the GBLT community. I know that, in China, AIDS/HIV is not considered a "gay disease" the way it is (was?) here. Does anyone know if this is true in Africa, too, since it is rampant amongst heterosexuals as well as homosexuals?

I assumed that, in Africa, AIDS/HIV is not considered attached to the LBGT community -- the only reason that it is here is because it was introduced in America amongst the GBLT community. I know that, in China, AIDS/HIV is not considered a "gay disease" the way it is (was?) here. Does anyone know if this is true in Africa, too, since it is rampant amongst heterosexuals as well as homosexuals? Point of this -- why would AIDS/HIV activists be criminalized?

Because most credible HIV-AIDS organization promote both gay and straight safe sex practices.

Cheers,

TH

Sadly, most Nigerians don't care. Well, they do but not in the way you'd think. Most Nigerians would say gays/lesbians should be locked. That they're a threat to society.
It's amazing that a country that claims to be so moral and religious is so rife with corruption.

Nope. AIDS is not a "gay" disease in Africa. I can't remember the statistic off the bat, but it's at least 80% of cases are transmitted through heterosexual sex.

The law is good, we don’t need foreign stupidities. We already have more that enough problems on our hands, gay and lesbians will add to them if we don’t chase the stupid mentalities from their heads.

If you don't know our culture keep quiet.

Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.
One Nation, One Destiny.

goodlaw writes:
The law is good, we don’t need foreign stupidities.

Well, I'll agree with you about the foreign stupidities part. Clearly there are more than enough domestic stupidities to carry the load.

If you don't know our culture keep quiet.

If I were part of your culture, I'd have no other alternative under the new legislation.

See, here's the thing: There are obviously lesbians and gays in Nigeria, or you wouldn't need a law to throw them in prison for 14 years. There are obviously supporters of lesbians and gays in Nigeria, or you wouldn't need an additional law to throw them in jail for 5 years.

So don't give me this "if you don't know our culture" crap. You're oppressing your own people, not foreigners. And those of us in the international community who care about the lives of minority groups will not turn a blind eye to what you are doing to your own people. We are watching. And here in the United States, Mr. Goodlaw, we are not in the business of keeping quiet.

Cheers,

TH

Thanks Tom for your solidarity and support.

Mandy G HIV/AIDS is not linked to homsexuality in Nigeria and is not the root cause of the anti-gay attitude in fact some Nigerians still don't believe AIDS exist or like many would say Poverty kills faster than Aids!

No Mr. goodlaw it is BADLAW. what we need to chase out of naija is badlaw and homophobes like you. Pray , how does lesbians and gays add to your problems in Nigeria or anywhere else? As a patriotic Nigerian myself who has always actively demand and defend democracy, i think the problem we need to focus on in naija right now is bad leadership and the selection rather than election that is going on in the country. Other people fucking business (pun fully intended) is simply no business of Mr. President or other homophobes like you. And if you had taken the pains to do a little research on homosexuality you would have realised it is not a western concept but something that has been with us for as long as humans have existed and for your information, Africans and of course Nigerians are humans too and therefore also entitled to enjoy fundamental human rights, in fact in the northern part of Nigeria it was considered a symbol of power to keep an harem of same sex partners and so before you go joining all Nigerians together in your homophobic destiny, remeber that the LGBT community in Nigeria is coming out of its closet and ready to asserts our fundamental rights or is that why you are scared?

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