Today the Senate voted to criminalize gay marriage, instituting prison terms of more than a decade for violations in Nigeria.
The bill heads to the House of Representatives, who have to approve the bill and send it to President Goodluck Jonathan for his signature before it becomes a law. However, public opinion - and lawmakers' calls for even harsher penalties for being gay - shows wide support for the measure in the deeply religious nation.
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