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Mar 01, 2007
Quickie Link: Nigerian National Assembly Advances Draconian Anti-Gay Bill
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By vanrozenheim
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The Women Affairs and Youth Committee of Nigeria's House of Representatives held a hearing on February. 14 on an extreme antigay bill that some activists had believed was not going to see any action. In a Jan. 31 “Public Statement of Warning,” Aken’Ova and 19 other African activists declared: “Until OutRage!’s action was issued, the bill was dead. By calling on people to begin a campaign at this stage, interest could be awakened in the bill. OutRage! is acting irresponsibly and in direct contradiction to the advice of leaders of the Nigerian LGBTI movement.” In an interview, Tatchell responded that his group “acted in good faith” and noted that he suspended the action four days later, after learning that some Nigerian activists were counseling silence on the matter.
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