Nigeria’s House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights.
They also endorsed a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any “public show” of affection by a same-sex couple.
Representatives appeared to unanimously approve the proposal in a voice vote, sending it immediately to President Goodluck Jonathan for him to potentially sign into law in Africa’s most populous nation.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Jonathan would sign the measure, though gays and lesbians already face public ridicule and possible prison sentences in Nigeria.
While Western diplomats declined to immediately comment, the United Kingdom already has threatened to stop aid to nations that discriminate against gays.
