Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Section 175 coming to Nigeria?
This is a goddamned travesty:
Nigerian Bill Defines Gay Roommates as “Married,” Inflicts Prison Penalty
Under a proposed new law in Nigeria, same-sex marriage would consist of gays simply living together—and would be punishable by three years in prison.
The law would extend new powers to the police to crack down on anyone thought to be gay, reported the BBC in an article posted online Mar. 11.
“The real threat of death or serious injury is not from legal actions by the state, but from mob violence and unofficial actions by the police who are a law unto themselves,” says [Changing Attitude Nigeria head] Davis Mac-Iyalla.
“In that way, there is very little difference between [the Muslim] North and [the Christian] South.”
Added Mac-Iyalla, “One of the few common perspectives between Islam and popular Christianity in Nigeria is a hatred of homosexuality.”
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The shirts were distributed by the church the Daughters of Sarah. A member of the church, Ekaette Ettang, offered a standard disclaimer and rationale for the church’s support of the proposed legislation, saying, “We don’t hate gay people, but this is the public’s opinion and we have the right to speak.”
GLBT advocates, however, point out that anti-gay sentiment in Nigeria often involves violence against gay individuals. Even rumors of involvement in so-called “gay weddings” are enough to send people into hiding, while such “weddings” (which gay attendees say are simply parties) have led to mass arrests and headlines.
This is the sort of theocratic bullshit that the Christian Sharia Pimps want to bring to America. This is why they must be opposed at every turn.
I’m sure Bill “Gays Must Apologize for the Crime of Being Alive” Donohue will fill the cup when he finds out about this flagrant human rights violation. He hates gays that much.
