The United States government has vowed to continue to press the Nigerian government to reverse its anti-gay law.
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said this during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington. Our correspondent monitored the web chat in Abuja.

Thomas-Greenfield also said that America was not bothered that Chinese companies were fast taking over the African market from their US counterparts.

President Goodluck Jonathan had on January 7, 2014 assented to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 which criminalises homosexuality in the country.

On January 14 when it became public that the President had signed the bill into law, the US, Canada and the European Union openly expressed reservations over the law.

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, Bisexual, 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 sexual 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 sexual orientation.”

She, however, did not disclose if the US would impose sanctions on the countries with anti-gay laws to achieve its objectives.

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.”

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DEAR GUYS,


WE DON DIE..... MY A-HOLE IS UNDER THREAT...


SENATE PLEASE...

Just forget it. We won't accept such in our culture.

INTROVERT:

. Are they crazy, stupid or mad? Which one? That's why Russia always disagree with them, always interfering

.. God please come and destroy USA b4 they implicate the world... ...

Whether na dem give us independence, dem go explain

Vanquay16:
If it suceeds then Me INTROVERT and Freemanan are destined to have a party

Eziokwu....

Runs away...


I cover my A-Hole with the blood of Newton.

United states r d one behind boko haram. They tink if they legalize it here, they will stop terrorizing nigeria.

Olorun maje. No going back on that law

has obama accept mugarbe offer let him blip u african dicksaw

Awon olorib*ruku...

Freemanan:

DEAR GUYS,


WE DON DIE..... MY A-HOLE IS UNDER THREAT...


SENATE PLEASE...

dis guy!

With the way the current government is romancing with US, let's see how things pan out

refreshrate:


dis guy!

My guy hide oooo

veacea:
Just forget it. We won't accept such in our culture.

How many times Dullardeen don go America since after swearing in? You think sey na burger & diet pepsi him dey go chop for there ni?

Blood of archimedes ni


Mtcheww

Freemanan:

Eziokwu....

Runs away...


I cover my A-Hole with the blood of Newton.

Freemanan:

My guy hide oooo

I dey follow you..but wait o one guy talk say una go follow do party together if the thing happen?
*slows down begins to retrace steps*
Guy we go see na
*waves and runs*

So USA tink say we still thr slave? na amadioha n thunder go fire dem all!!!!!!!

refreshrate:


I dey follow you..but wait o one guy talk say una go follow do party together if the thing happen?
*slows down begins to retrace steps*
Guy we go see na
*waves and runs*

The guy sick... I go stab them two....

God forbid.
Not in this life, not even in the next...

Freemanan:

The guy sick... I go stab them two....

Stab kwanu?
With wetin? Abeg no vex say i dey ask o. i jus wan know

refreshrate:


Stab kwanu?
With wetin? Abeg no vex say i dey ask o. i jus wan know

DAGGER... TWO

Freemanan:

DAGGER... TWO

Ah for fear.
Ah dey sure say you understand my reason for concern

You still be my guy (that did not quite sound the way i intended - awkward)

Before I was thinking it can never be possible, but the way that last senate passed about 40 bills in an hour, anything is possible.

refreshrate:


Ah for fear.
Ah dey sure say you understand my reason for concern

You still be my guy (that did not quite sound the way i intended - awkward)

This guy you dey mad...
Lol....

USA always av there way of enslaving other nations, this a act of spreading sodomy around d globe, protest has started in some countries in europe becos USA legalized gay. No place 4 gay in nigeria

USA you're mad,i repeat ur mad,na God go punish una
Awon oloriburuku...Gay is a sin before God,Nigeria and Nigerians reject it and there is no any form of reversal

...because a dullard is in power?

Buhari will never accept! Its just like saying because some humans are born cannibals so we shouldn't discriminate against them but allow them eat other humans. Because it is their right and they have freedom!

Gays are like mental patients, they need psychological treatment.