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Same Sex Marriage Ban: Does It Affect Igbo Culture? by ChristKid1: 11:07pm On May 31, 2013
Anti gay law was recently passed in Nigeria prohibiting same sex marriage or Any public display of homosexuality with up to 10 years imprisonment for any one caught in the act.  

In Igbo land and other neighboring tribes, marriage between 2 women are allowed in special cases. In a situation where a woman is unable to bear children, she's traditionally allowed to marry another younger woman who bears children for the family after insemination by a carefully selected man.  

Woman-woman marriage in igbo land is not like lesbianism where sexual relations are exchanged. Though the practice of this kind of marriage is in it's minority nevertheless it's still practiced.  

So with the advent of this anti gay law, what happens to this century old practice?
Re: Same Sex Marriage Ban: Does It Affect Igbo Culture? by frederal(m): 11:10pm On May 31, 2013
U know d answer na.
Re: Same Sex Marriage Ban: Does It Affect Igbo Culture? by ChristKid1: 11:46pm On May 31, 2013
I don't

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