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 theAfrican market from their US counterparts.President Goodluck Jonathanhad 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 itsforeign 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 ofNigeria 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 reallywent far in discriminating against this community but alsopeople 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 particularlyopposed to legislation that actually targets the gay community for discrimination. So we are prepared to pushthis as a policy not just in Africa but across the world.”

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Koma ragba for USA

obama should first accept same-sex marriage proposals from president Mugabe. even animals dont indulge in homosexuality.I can't imagine another man caressing my body let alone trying to push my anus. God forbid! chorkwa!

Anti-gate law lmao

Thats why north korea and co hates dem so much

Dbrainiac1:
Anti-gate law lmao

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr it was just a mistake dude

haryodejy:
grrrrrrrrrrrrrr it was just a mistake dude

Haha

Babaonechance in trouble