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  • 30 Nov 2011
    Nigerian Senate votes through anti-gay bill

    Nigeria came closer to adopting a harsh anti-gay bill when Senate passed it on 29 November 2011, to the dismay of civil rights advocates.

  • 30 Nov 2011
    How Nigeria's anti-gay bill is unjust and victimizing

    The Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2011 in Nigeria (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/15821), if it becomes law, will make life even more unpleasant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, who already face tough legal penalties, for their friends and for supporters of universal human rights.

  • 22 Nov 2011
    Ugandan bishop speaks out as anti-gay bill looms again

    A Ugandan church leader who campaigns for gay rights has renewed his call for tolerance and compassion as debate on an anti-homosexuality bill resumes.

  • 3 Oct 2011
    Nigeria’s anti-gay Bill: remembering human rights

    As some Nigerian politicians try again to push through legislation to further criminalise LGBT people and their friends, it is all the more important for those not caught up in a surge of mass hostility, including overseas well-wishers, to try to ensure that human rights are protected, and the dignity of all respected, says Savi Hensman.

  • 5 Nov 2009
    Anglicanism's Ugandan moment of truth

    The Anglican Communion must oppose legislation which dehumanises, fails to protect, and makes pastoral care impossible for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, says Colin Coward. This is a moment of truth.

  • 5 Nov 2009
    Anti-gay bill tests core Christian witness

    What Christians do, or fail to do, regarding the abusive new anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda will affect their ability to witness to a God who does not abandon the abused and exploited, says Savi Hensman.

  • 5 Nov 2009
    Further opposition to 'appalling' Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill

    Diplomatics representatives from the US and France are the latest to condemn a recently tabled anti-gay Bill in Uganda, which calls for the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality".

  • 30 Mar 2007
    Progress halted on same-sex bill in Nigeria

    The progress of a bill in Nigeria that that would impose brutal penalties on shows of affection between lesbian and gay people has been halted in the face of national elections in the country.

  • 26 Mar 2007
    Gay Christians appeal to international community over repressive laws

    Gay Christians in Nigeria are urging international action against a new repressive law which is being backed by the Anglican church in the country.

  • 1 Mar 2007
    US church leaders condemn Nigerian anti-gay law

    A law in Nigeria that would impose brutal penalties on shows of affection between lesbian and gay people, or even on those who would advocate for lesbian and gay people, has been condemned by more than 250 Christian leaders from the US.