MEN BEATEN, PARADED NAKED FOR BEING GAY
Three men (some reports say four) suspected of being gay have reportedly been paraded naked in public and beaten by a mob in Nigeria.
A shocking picture (left) of the men’s barbaric treatment has appeared on the internet, although the source is unclear.
According to Premium Times, the incident in the rural community of Ekwe, in the southern state of Imo, has been confirmed by the organisation Nigeria HIV Info.
In a statement by the group’s coordinator, Steve Aborisade, the men “were seriously beaten up, stripped naked and paraded around the community bounded together like animals on allegation that they were caught having sex together.”
It appears that the men have not been released from where they were being held. Aborisade called on Governor Rochas Okorocha to intervene to save their lives.
“While acknowledging that several Nigerians find the practice of homosexuality strange and unnatural, we also realise that it does not confer a license to trample on the rights of people who engages in it, with the sort of inhuman treatment that was meted out to these them,” said Aborisade.
He went on to condemn the harassment and persecution of LGBT people in Nigeria, where the government is enacting legislation that would further criminalise homosexuality.
“We suggest that our parliamentarians should devote equal energy at fishing out and punishing our treasury thieves who are doing more harm to the continued survival of our nation instead of dissipating energy on an issue that borders on private morality.
“We enjoin other rights group to show solidarity and ensure that the rights of sexual minorities are protected like other marginalised groups in the country,” Aborisade said.
Current legislation punishes homosexual acts in Nigeria with 14 years’ imprisonment, or death by stoning in northern regions.
Parliament is set to approve new laws that would jail anyone (for between five and 14 years) involved in same-sex marriage ceremonies (including the guests), anyone showing same-sex affection and anyone who does not turn in gay people to the authorities.
This is totally inhuman , thos top government officials in Nigeria are doing it but want to punish others , if they went to God and asked to be straight then they should pass that stupid bill, as long as noone asked for his or her sexuality, they should let pple be happy with themselves , being Homosexual is not a choice its something one is born with
I wish more people realised that it’s not a choice. It’s just the way your brain is wired. Thank you for saying in one paragraph that you are of a religious disposition and also fine with homisexuality. You give LGBT supporters like myself hope that there are others out there like us.
I wish more people realised that even if it was a choice, that wouldn’t make it any less valid as a personal sexual orientation.
So you posted an article about cruel and degrading treatment of presumably gay men, yet decided to post a picture of them, naked, bound and fully identifyable? Please, for the sake of these men and their privacy, and in the name of common decency, take down the image. It serves no purpose. Thank you.
I disagree. The public needs shocking images to wake up to how serious things are in another country that is intolerant of same-sex relationships. I don’t these men faced anything more degrading that what they actually experienced in the photo. A lot of U.S. companies fund other countries that allow this to happen. America needs to wake up and see where their money is going to – this.
The same shocking image results can be achieved by blurring out their faces.
I actually came here specifically to comment and say the same thing. Their faces should also have been blurred. I don’t believe there was any malice on the part of this website, but these unfortunate men really oughtn’t be humiliated any further.
We agree and have blurred the victims’ faces. Thanks for the input.
*homosexual. I typo’d badly :-S
ES UNA PENA QUE PASE ESTO. SEGURAMENTE LOS MATARAN.
Sick evil twisted people should be hung for treating these men this way!!!!
porque no nos aceptamos si somos humanos por dios debemos amarnos no lastimarnos donde estan los valores, love each other like your self
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its sad to c how few ppl stand up for the rights of others ppl need to understand that being gay is not a choice but a unique ability to understand both male n female sexes in one body. ppl need to be educated about homosexuality. its sad to see photos as these