An unidentified man who is believed to be a crossdresser has
been beaten up and stripped in Lagos.
A number of videos surfaced on social media on Thursday
showing a male pedestrian standing in the public with only a pant on as a crowd
of fascinated onlookers watched.
In the now-viral videos, the man could be seen at a motor
park wearing makeup on his face which appeared to have been swollen.
This was just as transport workers could be heard recounting
the attack and stripping.
There were also
claims he was assaulted by “area boys” who might have found his visibly
feminine features “irritating”.
The attack comes a few weeks after the House of
Representatives considered a bill seeking to prohibit cross-dressing.
The proposed legislation, which sought to amend the Same-Sex
Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013, passed its first reading in the lower
legislative chamber on April 5.
The bill is sponsored by Muda Lawal, a lawmaker representing
Toro federal constituency of Bauchi state.
It proposed to add two new sub-clauses to section 4 of the
existing act.
If passed into law, the likes of Bobrisky, whose real name
is Idris Okuneye, James Brown, and Denrele Edun may face up to six months in
jail if they continue with their current practice.
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