Human rights in Nigeria This bill also allows punishment for those knowingly associating with those identifying as members of the LGBT community or aiding these individuals in becoming married or pursuing that lifestyle. The punishment for abetting gay marriage is 5 years imprisonment. Furthermore, the bill criminalizes any association with gay identity and the promotion of lesbian and gay rights, such as gathering privately with gay people. The Same-Sex Marriage Bill was ratified by President Goodluck Jonathan in January 2014 and has received much condemnation from the West for its restriction of the freedoms of expression and assembly for the LGBT community in Nigeria.
Jonathan S. Morris Jonathan S. Morris Jonathan S. Morris is an American political scientist and professor of political science at East Carolina University (ECU), where he is also the director of undergraduate studies in the department of political science. He is known for researching the effects of exposure to news satire television shows, such as "the Daily Show" and "the Colbert Report", on people's political attitudes. For example, a 2006 study he co-authored with his ECU colleague, Jody Baumgartner, examined the effects of viewing the Daily Show's coverage of the 2004 U.S. presidential election on voters' perceptions of George W. Bush and John