We will Force Nigeria To Legalize Same-Sex Unions Obama had said at his remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington

The US is expected to begin making its case against Nigeria’s anti-homosexuality law during Nigeria President- Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Washington on July 20 as President Barack Obama concludes his remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, where he announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. 

“As a government, it is one of the highest priorities and strongest values that discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is wrong. We believe human rights should be available to everybody.”

“As a policy, we will continue to press the government of Nigeria, as well as other governments which have provided legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community.”

Nigeria’s anti-homosexuality law was passed in January 2014 and carries a maximum sentence of 14 years.

Thomas-Greenfield also said that pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law did not amount to interference with the country’s sovereignty.

She said:

“This is very much a work in progress, but I think you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went far in discriminating against this community but also people who associate with them. So, we will continue to press the government, to press the legislature to change these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people regardless of their sexual orientation.”

The US Supreme Court, on June 26, 2015, legalized gay marriage in all the country’s 50 states.



YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IS SAME SEX MARRIAGE/UNION?:

Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage or gender-neutral marriage[nb 1]) is marriage between two people of the same sex. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage or the possibility to perform a same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality or equal marriage by supporters.[1][2][3][4][5] Opponents of same-sex marriage often refer to it as the redefinition of marriage or use quotation marks for the word "marriage". Same-sex marriages can be performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting.

Same-sex unions have been recorded in the history of a number of cultures, but marriages or socially-accepted unions between same-sex partners were rare or nonexistent in other cultures. In the late 20th century, religious rites of marriage without legal recognition became increasingly common. The first law providing for marriage of people of the same sex in modern times was enacted in 2001 in the Netherlands. As of 26 June 2015, eighteen countries (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark,[nb 2] France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,[nb 3] New Zealand,[nb 4] Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom,[nb 5] the United States[nb 6] and Uruguay) and certain sub-jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to marry. Similar laws in Finland, Ireland and Slovenia are not yet in force. Polls show rising support for legally recognizing same-sex marriage in the Americas, Australia, and most of Europe.[6][7][8] However, with the exception of South Africa, no country in Africa or Asia recognizes same-sex marriage.

In addition to civil marriage, various faith communities around the world support allowing same-sex couples to marry or conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies.-WIKIPEDIA








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