The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has stated that they would continue to pressurize Nigeria until it legalizes same sex marriage. Thomas-Greenfield made this know during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington. The God’s Own country recently legalized gay marriage, a development, which sparked global condemnations. According to her, America was not bothered that Chinese companies were fast taking over the African market from their US counterparts. Thomas-Greenfield, who said the US had adopted the protection of the rights of same-sex people as part of its foreign policies, vowed that Washington would continue to mount and sustain pressure on Nigeria and other countries to reverse their laws against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisegxwal, and Transgender community. She said, “As a government, it is one of the highest priorities and strongest values that discrimination against anyone based on their segxwal 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 who have provided legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community.” Thomas-Greenfiled, who did not agree that pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law amounted to interference, said the country and Uganda had the hardest legislation on the gay community. 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 segxwal orientation.” Thomas-Greenfield was optimistic that the U.S would win the fight to protect the LGBT community. She said, “With what is happening in the US, you can determine how far we are willing to go. We strongly believe human rights for all people and we are particularly opposed to legislation that actually targets the gay community for discrimination. So we are prepared to push this as a policy not just in Africa but across the world,” she added.
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Posted: at 13-07-2015 11:19 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
This smells like a fresh shit and the sound is louder than that of a sound-track. God purnish you and your LGBT COMMUNITY forever... phyuk the U.S, do you people think Nigerian eat shit the way you people do? No amount of pressure can make Nigerians change their stands on this topic. I really wish we can trust our President on this, imagine the way he's romancing with Obama..
Posted: at 13-07-2015 11:40 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Why force people to accept what they don't desire or want. People are funny o. So that's why the kicked the former president out. I dey laugh more secrets will be revealed
Posted: at 13-07-2015 11:52 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Amadioha punish Americans with their insanity. America isn't aware of the enormous economic issues swallowing Nigeria. Thunder strikes Obama and his cohorts.
Posted: at 13-07-2015 12:40 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
ralphpaul at 13-07-2015 12:54 PM (8 years ago) (m)
THE THUNDER THAT WILL FIRE UNITED STATES AMERICA AND OBAMA HAS JUST FINISHED (PRESS UP). ANY PERSON OR GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA THAT WILL TRY SUCH THE DEATH OF ABACHA WILL BE BETTER THAN THAT OF SUCH PERSON OR GOVERNMENT. SO BE WARNED FOR YOUR SO CALL MEETING OF 20TH OF JULY. WE VOTED YOU IN FOR CHANGE BUT NOT SAME SEX MARRIAGE CHANGE.FACE THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIANS AND NOT TO CREATE MORE PROBLEM.
Posted: at 13-07-2015 12:54 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
THAT WOMAN SHOULD BE ARRESTED. INSTEAD OF AMERICA TO TALK ON HOW TO TACKLE BOKO HARAM THEY ARE ALL BUSY TALKING ON HOW TO LEGALISE GAY AND LESBIAN IN NIGERIA. DEY SHOULD REMOVE THEIR EMBASSY FROM NIGERIA WE DON'T NEED DEN. CHINA ARE FAR BETER THAN AMERICA.
Posted: at 13-07-2015 01:05 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Wit all d problems nigerians are facing, so same sex marriage is d only solution dis useless americans have to encourage us wit. Even d americans don't like dat stupid bills they pass abt same sex marriage.
Posted: at 13-07-2015 01:18 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
HELLO NAIJAPALS, I FOUND THIS SOMEWHERE A NIGERIAN IN EUROPE WROTE.
'YOU ARE A VERY SICK WOMAN. YOU AND YOUR DEVILISH GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER SUCCEED IN NIGERIA IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THIS IS NOT THE QUESTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES YOU STEAL AND EXPLOIT EVERYDAY TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN COUNTRY AND LEAVE US IN A HORRIBLE AND INHUMANE SITUATION. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE UNCHANGEABLE TRADITIONS AND UNCOMPROMISABLE SOCIETAL VALUES OF DECENT HUMAN BEINGS. WE ARE NOT ANIMALS. YOU ARE THE ANIMALS, AND YOU HAVE LOST THE BATTLE BECAUSE WE ARE HIGHLY RELIGIOUS AND CULTURED PEOPLE. WE ARE PROTECTED BY GOD AS WELL AS OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES. GO TO HELL WITH YOUR HOMOsegxwal MENTALITY.
CHIKA J. NJOKU
Posted: at 13-07-2015 01:48 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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