[Firewire]

Nigeria have passed the ‘Jail All The Gays’ law, punishing not only gay sex but gay people, today (30 May).

It bans same-sex marriage, outlaws anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights, and sets up prison terms of up to 14 years.

Approved by Nigeria’s House of Representatives in a voice vote, the bill will be sent to President Goodluck Jonathan for him to sign into law.

Under the bill the Senate passed in November 2011, openly gay people would be imprisoned whether or not they have sex.

Anybody who knows somebody who is gay will have to tell the authorities or they could go to jail for five years.

Any same-sex couple who got married would be punished by up to 14 years prison and 10 for anyone else involved in the ceremony. Even wedding guests could be jailed.

And ‘any person who directly or indirectly makes public show of same-sex amorous relationships’ would also get a 10 year sentence.

While Gay Star News could not immediately obtain a copy of the version passed by the House of Representatives. If there are changes, a joint committee of lawmakers will have to go over the individual differing clauses before sending it to the president.

If there are significant changes, it may have to go back to the Senate to be passed there once again.

The US and the UK governments have threatened to cut aid to the African country if it passes the bill.

Gay sex has long been banned in Nigeria, punished by prison in the south and the death penalty in the north.

Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian gay activist, told GSN he was ‘shocked’ and ‘heartbroken’ by the bill’s passing.

He said: ‘The time the vote was supposed to happen was November last year and they didn’t do it and nobody was expecting it.

‘There has been lots of political instability in the last few days. It was Democracy Day in Nigeria and there are lots of questions about the legitimacy of the president and the House of Representatives.

‘It is a shocking way for them to try to get through those political problems by passing this bill.

‘If the president signs this bill it will be the first country in recent history to criminalize gay people in its constitution in this way.

‘And it will have a big impact. Uganda will be next, Sierra Leone will follow.’

Source: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/n...gays-law300513

[Jarrod]

You know what this is actually disgusting. Well i'll never be visiting Nigeria.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

You know what this is actually disgusting. Well i'll never be visiting Nigeria.

Its a Mess of a Nation
Split up

[Tom4784]

Leave the whole country to rot until they decide they need the help more then they need to persecute the gays.

[Sam:)]

I wonder will this affect the charity donations they get. I know you cant blame most Nigerians but if your gay im sure you probably hate Nigeria as much as Nigeria hates gays

[Marc]

Crikey.. they let rapists and murderers walk the streets but jail the gays wtf

[Redway]

What a horrible country.

[BBfanUSA]

Can we deport Westboro Baptist Church then to that country?

[Benjamin]

Wow, didn't think this would happen.

[Brother Leon]

LOL. Had to be us to do this ffs.

Originally Posted by Jarrod

You know what this is actually disgusting. Well i'll never be visiting Nigeria.

Yeah..... somehow I doubt you were going to to visit even if this law wasn't passed.

[Jarrod]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

LOL. Had to be us to do this ffs.




Yeah..... somehow I doubt you were going to to visit even if this law wasn't passed.

I Intend on traveling the world and visiting as many countries as possible so this was on the list actually.

[GypsyGoth]

[Kizzy]

Ah humanity... 2 steps forward and 3 back....

[Marsh.]

They're not exactly known for their sane and reasonable decisions now are they?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by BBfanUSA

Can we deport Westboro Baptist Church then to that country?

They'd probably be treated like royalty over there.

Much better to have them stay where they are and wake up to the Rainbow House every morning.

[Withano]

Blame the government before you blame the people. Although they practice democracy, it doesn't mean that every person is a reflection of the laws they are made to follow.

It is arguably the most religious country in the world and unfortunately the government has a very old fashioned take on it.

I know if this was to happen in Uganda, the majority of the country would be disgusted but too afraid to speak up. They aren't as modern as the British and will not be for centuries. Its a shame that its happening but lets not blame an entire country for a choice the government made.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Withano

Blame the government before you blame the people. Although they practice democracy, it doesn't mean that every person is a reflection of the laws they are made to follow.

It is arguably the most Christian country in the world and unfortunately the government has a very old fashioned take on it.

I know if this was to happen in Uganda, the majority of the country would be disgusted but too afraid to speak up. They aren't as modern as the British and will not be for centuries. Its a shame that its happening but lets not blame an entire country for a choice the government made.

It's easy to say that, but the silence of the people can be very loud.

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ben

Wow, didn't think this would happen.

Its a Changing Nation
moving into Extreme Muslim Control

[ThisIsNickkk]

I would like to tell Mr David Cameron to stop all donations and let the suckers rot, but, there may be some people who are against the bill but cant say anything as they will be hauled in jail too.

I sometimes fail to believe we are in 2013, there shouldn't be issues like this in this day and age. It's disgusting how the world seems to take two steps forward and you get idiots pushing everyone one step back.

I hope the president's son turns out to be gay! Could you imagine...

[Withano]

Originally Posted by lostalex

It's easy to say that, but the silence of the people can be very loud.

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

Oh hi Lostalex. Please. Tell me more about all of the times you have protested against life sentences in the hope to get them changed.

[Suze]

Wtf! That is just extreme Government control over peoples lifes there. I am stunned reading that

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Withano

Blame the government before you blame the people. Although they practice democracy, it doesn't mean that every person is a reflection of the laws they are made to follow.

It is arguably the most religious country in the world and unfortunately the government has a very old fashioned take on it.

I know if this was to happen in Uganda, the majority of the country would be disgusted but too afraid to speak up. They aren't as modern as the British and will not be for centuries. Its a shame that its happening but lets not blame an entire country for a choice the government made.

I would agree with this, alot of the country is still in poverty so people have other issues to deal with as well.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by ThisIsNickkk

I would like to tell Mr David Cameron to stop all donations and let the suckers rot, but, there may be some people who are against the bill but cant say anything as they will be hauled in jail too.

I sometimes fail to believe we are in 2013, there shouldn't be issues like this in this day and age. It's disgusting how the world seems to take two steps forward and you get idiots pushing everyone one step back.

I hope the president's son turns out to be gay! Could you imagine...

Why would you punish a starving family because of the government they are under?

[ThisIsNickkk]

Originally Posted by Withano

Why would you punish a starving family because of the government they are under?

And if you real my reply in full, you will notice I added at the end of the sentence that some may be against the bill, but there's nothing they can do about it... it is down to the government.

In this day and age, not even Nigeria should be so far behind the times.

[HD]

Disgusting & so backwards...

Vile country (IMO OC)