Tag: gay
Reno Omokri: Same sex marriage – Who be government teacher?
by Reno Omokri So when foreign Oped pieces lampoon the Nigerian Legislature as well as the Federal Government, rather than ...
Opinion: Why gay people can’t get married in Nigeria
by Mz Agams It took organized, sophisticated and well funded gay rights movements in America and Europe decades of activism to earn ...
#YNaijaLegal: A legal review of the same sex marriage law
by Uzochiel Uriel Okoroma The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act does not criminalize or prohibit homosexuality in itself, it only ...
‘Story story, STORY!!!’: Top 10 reactions to US threat to sanction Nigeria
by Tutu Akinlabi The recent signing into law of a bill criminalizing homosexuality by President Goodluck Jonathan has attracted criticism ...
Opinion: Homosexuality is not an easy sell in places like Nigeria
by Ose Oyamendan Imagine what would happen today if you stand in a crowded marketplace and sing, “I’m gay and ...
Don’t laugh! Nasarawa woman disowns cat for being gay
by Oge Okonkwo A middle-aged woman (names withheld) publicly disowned her cat which she had kept for seven years as ...
Opinion: But wait, is homosexuality not part of our culture?
by Eloho Omowande Omame Make no mistake, what we have done is to take individual freedoms from a section of ...
Opinion: It is just 14 years in prison. You can do it
by Saatah Nubari To all the gay proponents out there, I’m not mad that you’ve decided to support an abhorring ...
Canada cancels Jonathan’s state visit over anti-gay law (Report)
by ‘Jola Sotubo The recent law against homosexuals signed by President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to generate criticisms all around ...
Opinion: Open letter to Pres. Jonathan on the anti-gay law
by Ahanonu Kingsley I am not oblivious of the heightened hatred of the majority of Nigerians towards identified gays and ...
Opinion: How can we justify this anti-gay law nonsense?
by Jaiye Gaskia So sex between consenting adults of the same sex attracts 14 year jail term; while rape of ...
YNaija Editorial: Let us be clear, we totally – unequivocally – stand against the anti-gay law
We have to wonder when it became our culture imperative to marginalise, to victimise, to hate. To witch-hunt a particular ...
WATCH: Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi speaks to Amanpour on CNN
by ‘Jola Sotubo The controversial law criminalizing homosexuality and all its attendant acts which was recently signed in Nigeria has ...
Gay Nigerian pastor relocates church to the UK
by ‘Jola Sotubo Amid a wave of reprisals recorded against homosexuals in the country following the presidential signing of a ...
Chinagorom Martin: When you’re gay in Nigeria
by Chinagorom Martin Gradually you hit the big 30 and the question of marriage becomes inevitable. Your friends tell you how ...
Opinion: How we’re all affected by the anti-gay marriage law
by Joseph Sewedo Akoro Homosexuality between men has been illegal in Nigeria for almost a century. And in northern Nigeria ...
Opinion: Is homosexuality Nigeria’s biggest problem now?
by Moyo Salvador President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signed off on a bill to criminalize homosexuality with an attendant 14 ...
It’s over! Singer, Ricky Martin ends 3-year relationship with gay partner
by Oke Efagene Openly gay Latin American singer, Ricky Martin, and his partner, Carlos Gonzalez, are no longer together. The ...
‘My faith is more important’: Meet America’s first OPENLY GAY Imam (WATCH)
He’s been condemned by other Muslim leaders, and some local imams have even refused to greet him. But Imam Daayiee ...
Catholic school sacks gay teacher for attempting to marry another man (PICTURED)
Michael Griffin is gay – he held a teaching position at the Holy Ghost Preparatory, a Catholic school in Pennsylvania ...
Unholy ministration: Pastor docked for engaging in ‘homosexual acts’ with church member
by Adeola Balogun A man said to be a pastor in Edo has been docked after allegations were made that ...
“He wanted to sleep with me”: Man stabs gay employer to death ‘for attempting to rape him’ (READ)
by Tutu Akinlabi Police officers in Lagos have apprehended a man after it was alleged that he killed his 39-year-old ...
2 boys arraigned for having gay sex in church
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two men who allegedly had sexual intercourse inside a church building will be arraigned today in Osun. ...
Ouch! Guess what Iyanya replied a fan who called him gay on Twitter (Warning: He wasn’t nice about it)
by Akan Ido Beware of what you say about Iyanya on Twitter (or anywhere on social media) because you might ...
Pastor faces trial for helping his gay son get married (PICTURED)
There is no denying that the Rev. Frank Shaefer loves his son. The pastor is in big trouble for that ...
In the name of art: Gay artist plans to lose virginity in front of a crowd of people (PICTURED)
A student has sparked outrage by declaring his intentions to lose his virginity in front of a crowd – in ...
“I’ve got to flaunt my body”: Tosin Silver, the ‘guy with the feminine look’, drops new photos (LOOK)
by Akan Ido Tosin Silver has been derided for his looks but the young man appears to be determined not ...
How NOT to act old: 9 things you wish you could tell your mom
by Cosmopolitan Is your official Facebook picture the one your company’s HR department keeps on file? Is it the headshot ...
In the closet: TV personality, Toke Makinwa drops ‘5 signs that guy is GAY’ (WATCH)
Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa, is out again with another episode of her vlog series ‘Toke moments’ titled “In the Closet; ...
Mob justice: Suspected gay man beaten up and arrested in Ogun (PHOTOS)
The hostility felt towards homosexuals in Nigeria was publicly displayed today as a man alleged to be gay was beaten ...
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