On Tuesday, a bill that seeks to ban cross-dressing in
Nigeria suffered a temporary setback during consideration.
The sponsor of the bill, Muda Lawal was asked to step down
the bill by the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, who said the argument by the
sponsor is not convincing enough.
NigerianEye reported the introduction of the bill which
seeks to amend the same-sex marriage (prohibition) act of 2013 by including
cross-dressing as one of the offences under the act.
In recent times, some crossdressers have become very popular
in Nigeria. Some of the notable cross-dressers in the country include Idris
Olanrewaju, also known as Bobrisky and James Brown.
With this proposed law, crossdressers now risk 6 months in
prison if passed.
Recall that same-sex couples and gay persons face 14 years
in jail if convicted by a court.
“A person engaging in cross-dressing is guilty of an offence
and liable to imprisonment of 6 months or a fine of five hundred thousand
naira.”
It is worth adding that this is not a rejection of the bill, it could still be debated again if the sponsor provides a convincing argument.
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