Such worries were validated again this week when 47 men pleaded innocent to a charge of public displays of affection with the same sex. ADThe trial comes five years after then-Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a law banning same-sex marriage and activities deemed “amorous” outside the bounds of heterosexual relationships. At one Lagos club in 2017, police apprehended 70 men and boys for public displays of affection. ADRecent polls suggest a growing, if shaky, acceptance of gay men and women in Nigeria, which is largely Muslim in the north and Christian in the south. ADThree-quarters of respondents said they supported outlawing same-sex marriage — a steep drop from the 90 percent who reported that belief four years ago.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2019 13:41 UTC