When members of the Queer Alliance led others to storm the National Assembly and demand a legislation that will guarantee the protection of their sexual rights, not a few Nigerians were amazed at their audacity. They were apparently there to attend a public hearing for an act to prohibit marriage between persons of the same gender, otherwise known as same-sex marriage.
A spokesman for the group, Rasheed Williams had argued that they were there to persuade the lawmakers not to pass the bill because homosexuality is a private 'decision which does not in any way impinge on the rights of others'. But Nigerians from all walks of life have risen up against the homosexuals. Religious leaders in particular have taken the lead in condemning the group's activities.
The several Christian groups which were there during the public hearing had made presentations to the effect that homosexuality is a sinful and unnatural way of life which should not be condoned in any decent society. Muslim scholars, who were not at the National Assembly during the hearing, echoed similar condemnations to the press later. The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, was most vehement in its presentation when it said 'same-sex marriage, apart from being ungodly, is unscriptural, unnatural, unprofitable, unhealthy, un-African, and un-Nigerian. It is a perversion, a deviation, and an aberration that is capable of engendering moral and social holocaust in this country. Outlawing it is to ensure the continued existence of this nation.'
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