Davis Mac-Iyalla

Nigerian gay rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla (left) holding a banner at London's 2013 Pride Parade protesting anti gay rights laws. On January 7th, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which criminalizes gay

It just got even tougher to be gay in Nigeria

Global Politics

Technically, it’s been illegal to be gay in Nigeria since the country’s independence from Britain in 1960. But the wording was vague and the law was hard to enforce. Now a new law just signed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan creates an effective dragnet with the ability to arrest any Nigerian who is gay or who supports or advocates on any issues related to homosexuality.