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Gay Rights Organizations and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan: Unsurprisingly, the countries with the most claimants are the same that have the strongest anti-gay views, according to NOW. Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in January, which criminalizes both same-sex unions and membership in gay rights organizations and According to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 357 people applied for refugee status based on their sexual orientation in 2013. According to a Pew Research study that polled over 35,000 people in 39 countries on whether society should accept homosexuality, Nigerians were Africas most averse, with 98 per cent of respondents answering no. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.