#RepealSSMPA calls for the Nigerian government to abolish anti-gay laws
Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) is not foreign to LGBTQ+ Nigerians. Passed into law in January 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, the bill authorizes consequences of up to 14 years in prison for gay persons and their allies. “The notional purpose of the SSMPA is to prohibit marriage between persons of the same…