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Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 9:57am On Jul 27, 2015 |
This is purely academic. No reference to any particular tribe. MODs take note. We are on this forum to learn. Woman to woman marriage had been documented in more than 30 African populations, Further Reads 1 This is true in view of the eclectic nature of these concept in modern times |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by KingKonga: 9:59am On Jul 27, 2015 |
hmmmmm |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by BeeBeeOoh(m): 10:00am On Jul 27, 2015 |
As for me & my fone, we not get comment.. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 10:02am On Jul 27, 2015 |
BeeBeeOoh: when we say gay marriages is not our 'culture' , what do we really mean? That we do not practice it or what? i'm curious. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by fashoo2010(m): 10:02am On Jul 27, 2015 |
As far as I'm concern, same sex marriage is prohibited in the Bible... The Bible is my own standard... |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by olapluto(m): 10:04am On Jul 27, 2015 |
What is this new wave of falsifying history to justify homosexuality? The stories are not at par with the culture of these tribes. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 10:05am On Jul 27, 2015 |
olapluto: How really? you mean that women do not marry women in yoruba or even igbo land till this day? |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by dustydee: 10:09am On Jul 27, 2015 |
shachris:Do the women engage in sexual activities with each other? Or is the marriage symbolic? 2 Likes |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Young03(m): 10:11am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Damn too long |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 10:12am On Jul 27, 2015 |
dustydee: Yes, the marriage is very symbolic. As symbolic as the 'husband' being paid any rite a male husband is to be paid. Whether they engage in sexual activities should be a matter for public consumption. Sexual activities especially in Nigeria is always practiced in private. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 10:13am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Young03: Not long at all. just read the first quote. I summarized it there. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by olapluto(m): 10:49am On Jul 27, 2015 |
shachris:Symbolic in the sense that the women were trying to pass messages across. More like women revolution, while there is nothing sexual about these relationships.The women therefore cannot be called homosexuals. They are not sexually attracted to women. In the specific case of 'Lagidigba', the women decided to have their own government, as a defiance to male dominance. To now intreprete this as homosexuality or gay marriage is deliberate distortion. The same kind of distortion of the story of Sodom and Gomorah. 1 Like |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 10:53am On Jul 27, 2015 |
olapluto: i never mentioned homosexuality. i am talking about gay marriages which is defined as 'marriage between partners of the same sex (as recognized in some jurisdictions)' Gay marriages are being perpetrated in Africa. And that is a fact. And you cannot say for certain that there is nothing sexual about the relationships. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by olapluto(m): 11:04am On Jul 27, 2015 |
shachris:You must think our ancesstors were using bamboo tree as Love Machine. I am 100% certain that there are no sexual relationships in these marriages. It is not as if women come together to marry. It is more like they come together to form a society, a group. The foundation of African believe is tied to procreation. This then extrapolates to marriage between the man and the woman. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by Nobody: 11:11am On Jul 27, 2015 |
olapluto: The foundation of every society should be tied to Procreation. If there is no procreation, their wouldn't be a society in the first place. But this does not in any way rule out the fact that there are persons with perverse inclinations in those societies. From where i am from, it's not a matter of coming together to form a society. The marriages are more or less what you have with the heterosexual marriages. A particular wealthy or strong woman would pay the bribe price of the said wive and carry out all other rites as required by the tradition. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by somegirl1: 12:34pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
You can't refer to those sort of arrangements as gay marriages. There was absolutely nothing sexu-al about them. They were symbolic, same as marriage in absentia which is still practiced. Homosexuality has never been a part of Igbo culture, I can't speak authoritatively for other cultures. 1 Like |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by ezeagu(m): 12:44pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
Some people don't understand the difference between same sex marriages and homosexual sex. People back then had same sex marriages, what was made law in the United States was same-sex marriage, they are completely separate issue to homosexual sex, for example not all those who are in a homosexual marriage in today's context are sexual, many are just romantic or some could just be convenience. The fact is that someone can't say a woman marrying woman or the reverse is not African because they did exist, the issue of sex is now separate. I believe two women who got married would have had some kind of a bond, even if just 'sisterly' so that's still love. 1 Like |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by shachris02: 1:28pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
somegirl1: gay marriage is very different from homosexuality. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by somegirl1: 4:40pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
shachris02: What is your understanding of the term "gay"? |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by shachris02: 4:45pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
somegirl1:Google gay marriage and show me the definition you get. stop acting daft. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by somegirl1: 4:49pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
shachris02: Thought I quoted by someone capable of having an intellectual discussion hence my bothering to reply the first. I haven't your time. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by shachris02: 4:52pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
somegirl1: learn How to write correct grammar first before you engage in your 'intellectual discussion ' let me help you out, gay marriage is a marriage between partners of the same sex. Notice my topic is gay marriage and not 'homosexuality '. |
Re: Gay Marriages In Nigerian Society - A Historical And Cultural View by NiceHans: 8:40pm On Jul 29, 2015 |
Gay is gay simple, lets call a spade a spade and not try justify d white mans stupidity if not we all pay for it, what was practiced in africa was never and is not gay marriage. #nohomo |
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