Looks like they are on the same page as Tim Hardaway.

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" Nigeria's House of Representatives has held a public hearing on a new bill seeking to outlaw gay relations. The bill, which could become law before April's elections, proposes a five-year sentence for anyone convicted of being openly gay or practising gay sex. Critics say the bill is anti-freedom, but religious leaders say it will help "protect society's morals and values". Homosexuality is taboo across most of Africa, although South Africa recently legalised gay marriages. The committee conducting the public hearing say they have received over 100 petitions from rights groups asking that the proposed bill be withdrawn. "The bill is going to seriously violate the rights of people. This bill is evil and should not be allowed to see that light of the day," says Alimi Ademola who heads Independent Project Nigeria, a gay rights organisation. Debate But the bill will prove popular in a country where homosexuality is taboo and elections are looming, says the BBC's Senan Murray in Abuja. While we are trying to protect morals and values, we must also remember to protect people's rights even if they are a minority MP Abdul Oroh Parliamentary insiders say the bill is likely to be passed by both chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly by the end of March, he says. Speaking at the session, Deputy Speaker Austin Opara said he did not want Nigerians to forget their "religious and cultural backgrounds". The Christian Association of Nigeria (Can), the umbrella body for Nigerian Christians, called for speedy passage of the law, describing same sex unions as "barbaric and shameful". The National Muslim Centre also condemned gay relations as "immoral, and runs contrary to our cultural and religious values". The deputy chairman of the house committee on human rights Abdul Oroh says it was hypocritical of proponents of the bill to use morality and religion as basis for their arguments. "We should not be hypocritical here. I think we should deal with this subject dispassionately. While we are trying to protect morals and values, we must also remember to protect people's rights even if they are a minority," Mr Oreh said at the public hearing. The United Nations has warned that the bill would promote the spread of HIV/Aids. "Failing to acknowledge that sex between men will only increase the vulnerability of men - and women - to HIV infection, since men who cannot talk about their sexual orientation are less likely to seek appropriate support services," said Dr Pierre Mpele, the UNAids country co-ordinator in Nigeria. "

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6362505.stm

2/15/2007 1:07:00 PM

now all the spam emails are going to say something about "I have 80 million dollars but I cannot take it out of teh country since I am gay...please stranger, let me give you 20 million dollars to help me get my fortune into the US...i just need yoru SS#, bank acct# etc"

2/15/2007 1:11:56 PM

That will solve the aids crisis

2/15/2007 1:12:40 PM

On the bright side, at least the Christians and Muslims are cooperating together on this one.

2/15/2007 1:43:27 PM

^^^Yeah, I found that amusing too. Maybe Somalia can learn something from this.

2/15/2007 1:49:10 PM

lol at this thread


bush hates nigerian gay black people too

2/15/2007 1:50:42 PM

Fun Fact: in african countries there is a widespread superstition that men can prevent themselves from getting HIV (or cure themselves of HIV) by having sex with a virgin girl.

2/16/2007 2:52:33 AM

hey just keep them detained in prison if they are gay. then they can fuck each other up the butt all they want and not spread aids except amongst a prison... thus making their term like 15 years before they die of aids.

2/16/2007 8:36:50 AM

^ except that you're a fucking idiot

and the most prevalent method for HIV transmission in Africa is through heterosexual intercourse.

2/16/2007 12:11:32 PM

its too bad some sick fucks liked to eat or fuck monkeys and introduce the disease to humans in the first place (theory)

2/16/2007 12:13:50 PM

it wasnt from eating monkeys

it was a CIA covert op

2/16/2007 12:17:58 PM

both those theories seem about equally plausible to me

but theres not any evidence for either so we're both speculating

2/16/2007 12:47:47 PM

The following theory seems as plausible as any I've heard:

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"Overview of the theory One theory of the origin of AIDS is that it developed from contaminated vaccines used in the world's first mass immunisation for polio. There are a number of reasons why this theory is plausible enough to be worthy of further investigation. * The location coincides dramatically. The earliest known cases of AIDS occurred in central Africa, in the same regions where Koprowski's polio vaccine was given to over a million people in 1957-1960. * The timing coincides. There is no documented case of HIV infection or AIDS before 1959. Centuries of the slave trade and European exploitation of Africa exposed Africans and others to all other diseases then known; it is implausible that HIV could have been present and spreading in Africa without being recognised. * Polio vaccines are grown (cultured) on monkey kidneys which could have been contaminated by SIVs. Polio vaccines could not be screened for SIV contamination before 1985. * Another monkey virus, SV-40, is known to have been passed to humans through polio vaccines. A specific pool of Koprowski's vaccine was later shown to have been contaminated by an unknown virus. * In order for a virus to infect a different species, it is helpful to reduce the resistance of the new host's immune system. Koprowski's polio vaccine was given to many children less than one month old, before their immune systems were fully developed. Indeed, in one trial, infants were given 15 times the standard dose in order to ensure effective immunisation. . . ."

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/AIDS/

2/17/2007 4:59:43 AM

people still think aids is a gay disease?

whoa...

2/17/2007 11:13:30 AM

^Nah. They want to outlaw just cause they don't like it, and they're seeking re-election.

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"Fun Fact: in african countries there is a widespread superstition that men can prevent themselves from getting HIV (or cure themselves of HIV) by having sex with a virgin girl."

This is common in most "developing" countries where AIDS is prevalent--like India, for example.

Just to send home how horrible this myth is, I'll add that it contributes to infant and child rape. Anyway, I don't like to talk about it because I don't think it's fair to these countries. It's so extreme to us that it can overwhelm our perceptions of people in developing countries to where it can become the main defining characteristic.

2/17/2007 2:28:43 PM

If there is one thing that can bring together the fundamentalists of the world's major religions, it's that gayness is wrong and not welcomed.

P.S. Don't bring your gayness on me.

2/18/2007 2:33:19 PM