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Nigeria: Where being openly gay comes at a steep price

If a new law passes, it will get even more dangerous.

Nigerian journalists detained after story on President Goodluck Jonathan

They had reported on questionable anti-opposition tactics used by Nigeria's president.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will soon consider signing legislation that would restrict “expression, assembly, or organization based on sexual orientation or gender identity,” according to the United States Embassy in Nigeria.

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