Published by ReutersBy Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - More than 60 people arrested last week in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay … [Read more...] about Nigerian court remands dozens in prison over alleged gay wedding
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GOP Congressman Chris Smith: ‘I Do Not Construe Homosexual Rights As Human Rights’
Republican New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith made the anti-gay remark during a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Wednesday where the … [Read more...] about GOP Congressman Chris Smith: ‘I Do Not Construe Homosexual Rights As Human Rights’
12 Men Arrested In Northern Nigeria In Violation of Sharia Law Forbidding Gay Marriage
Yet another group of men suspected of being gay have been arrested in Nigeria, this time in the northern, predominantly Muslim city of Kano where … [Read more...] about 12 Men Arrested In Northern Nigeria In Violation of Sharia Law Forbidding Gay Marriage
Nigerian Author and Marketing Exec Kehinde Bademosi Comes Out As Gay
Kehinde Bademosi, founder of Nigerian marketing school Orange Academy, has come out as gay in a public posting on Facebook. In a similar move Bademosi … [Read more...] about Nigerian Author and Marketing Exec Kehinde Bademosi Comes Out As Gay
Nigerian Expatriate Turned LGBT Activist Sees Anti-Homosexuality Laws As An Opportunity for Change
In 2004 in an appearance on "New Dawn with Funmi," a morning talk show program on Nigeria’s largest television network, Adebisi Alimi … [Read more...] about Nigerian Expatriate Turned LGBT Activist Sees Anti-Homosexuality Laws As An Opportunity for Change
Nigerian Court Dismisses Challenge to Powerful Anti-Gay Law
On Wednesday, Nigeria's federal court dismissed a challenge to the nation's powerful anti-gay law, the Anti-Same Sex Marriage act, signed into … [Read more...] about Nigerian Court Dismisses Challenge to Powerful Anti-Gay Law
LGBT Immigrants Hold Reform Rally in Front of White House: VIDEO
A group of LGBT immigrants rallied in D.C. Tuesday to protest the federal government's immigration policies in light of news that President Obama … [Read more...] about LGBT Immigrants Hold Reform Rally in Front of White House: VIDEO
Barack Obama Must Raise LGBT Discrimination At U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: READ
Human and gay rights activists are urging Barack Obama to discuss anti-gay discrimination at next week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit with 50 African … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Must Raise LGBT Discrimination At U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: READ
