LGBT rights in Nigeria however, did not pass. On 29 November 2011, the Senate of Nigeria passed the "Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill, 2011". The bill was passed on 30 May 2013 by the House of Representatives of Nigeria. If signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan, the bill would: On 13 January 2014, The president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which parliament passed in May 2013. The law follows a similar one passed in Uganda in December 2013, which imposes life imprisonment for some types of homosexual acts. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan S. Conklin Jonathan Stratton Conklin (October 18, 1770 East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York - June 20, 1839 East Hampton, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American politician from New York. He was the son of Nathaniel Conklin (ca. 1736-1788) and Mehitable (Stratton) Conklin (ca. 1740-1784). On November 13, 1799, he married Phebe P. Stratton. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1811 and 1814. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1830 to 1834, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th New York State Legislatures.