Nigerians and that Anti-gay legislation

You will notice that majority of Nigerians who are against the anti-gay legislation live outside Nigeria while majority of those who are for it live in Nigeria. It's not a coincidence. We are all Nigerians and still have our own private misconceptions about homosexuality based on religion and culture. However living in countries where it is allowed has shown that it doesn't change the price of garri in the market. It has not affected my own life in any way. The fact that 2 men or 2 women can have the same rights as me has not affected my own life in any way. I have worked with many gay people and come to understand that the one thing that is different between us is who we decide to share our bed with.




For many Nigerians who are ignorant, gays actually do eat, sleep, breath, cry and laugh like the rest of us. I guess the point am trying to make is that you don't have to even like or approve of the homosexual lifestyle for you to think its wrong for it to be criminalised. If we believe this is against our religion, let us leave it to God to judge. If your church accepts gays and you don't like it, change your church. If you see gays on Tv and you don't like it, change channels. If a gay is your boss at work and you hate it, change jobs. If gays move into your street and you don't like it, change houses. If your culture starts accepting gays and you hate it, change your name from Tayo to Tyrone. It's all about choice.



Being against the anti-gay legislation does not make you gay. It shows you are tolerant and can accept people who are different from you. If Nigerians could be more tolerant of each other, our society will be a peaceful and progressive one.