LGBT rights in Nigeria
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title:
LGBT rights in Nigeria
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Nigeria face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. LGBT rights are generally infringed upon; both male and female expressions of homosexuality are illegal in Nigeria and punishable by up to 14 years of prison in the conventional court system. There is no legal protection for LGBT rights in Nigeria—a largely conservative country of more than 230 million people, split between a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian so
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Nigeria
date created:
2006-03-26T22:14:00Z
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2024-09-02T22:53:03Z
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