Same-sex marriage

Nigerian gay priest wants to marry; Church of England says no

admin76crimes / July 16, 2019

An openly gay priest from Nigeria has found himself entangled in the homophobia of the Church of England.…

admin76crimes / March 13, 2019

Liz, age 35, is under pressure from her family to get married. As a lesbian, that’s a problem…

admin76crimes / November 19, 2018

Liberia legislators are considering proposals to tighten the country’s laws against same-sex intimacy.

admin76crimes / July 12, 2016

Jamaican activist Maurice Tomlinson, whose same-sex marriage in Canada in 2011 forced him to flee Jamaica to become…

admin76crimes / January 9, 2014

Newspapers in Gabon reported today that two gay men who allegedly married last month in that African nation…

admin76crimes / June 3, 2013

Human rights activists in Nigeria today called for the withdrawal of the recently passed so-called “Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition…

admin76crimes / May 30, 2013

AP reports: “Lawmakers in Nigeria passed a bill Thursday banning gay marriage and [Editor’s note: perhaps, perhaps not]…

Colin Stewart / February 22, 2013

Opponents of Nigeria’s “Jail the Gays” bill are preparing gifts for that nation’s lawmakers: 1,0000 “advocacy calendars” that…

Maurice Tomlinson / February 5, 2013

If the UK Parliament votes in favour of marriage equality today, LGBT people may soon be able to…

Colin Stewart / January 7, 2013

With the growth in public acceptance of same-sex relationships, gay marriage now is officially recognized throughout 11 countries…