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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 22, 2017, 09:49:03 pm
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53 Arrested in Nigeria for Celebrating Gay Wedding, Police Say
by Brooke Sopelsa and Associated Press
Nigerian police say they have arrested 53 young men who celebrated a gay wedding and charged them with "belonging to a gang of unlawful society."
Prosecuting officer Mannir Nasir told a court on Wednesday that the young men were arrested Saturday in the northern city of Zaria while attending a party organized for two men who got married last week.
While Nigerian law bans gay marriage, some couples conduct informal ceremonies.
Continued: http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/53-arrested-nigeria-celebrating-gay-wedding-police-n748931
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'Nip it in the Bud' as a sociological theory/tool has not been disproven.