A
few days ago, the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who obviously has no clues
about solving the myriad of problems confronting the nation and in desperate
need for some distractions, decided to ban same-sex marriage. And “lucky” for him,
the gimmick worked.
As
if on cue, some western governments including that of the United States reacted
as if struck by thunderbolts. Just the way Jonathan must have expected. The
Canadian government actually cancelled a scheduled state visit by President
Jonathan.
For
God’s sake, Nigeria, as a sovereign nation reserves the rights to promulgate any
law it deems fit. The question however is whether the promulgation of the said
law was necessary in the first place…except to serve as an irritating
distraction.
In
spite of the silly and embarrassing manner that our young folks back home are
copying everything that emanates from America (including the good, the bad and
the ugly) there are still some no-go areas. And this is in view of our fundamentally
conservative cultures and religions. With the reality on ground, can any
Nigerian man ever have the temerity to inform his parents, siblings and relations
that he wants to marry a fellow man? And, seriously, can a wedding between two
women take place in a Nigerian church, mosque or a wedding registry (the
American equivalent of JP’s office)?
Unlike
it’s Nigerian counterpart, the Kenyan government was rather smart in regard to
the gay rights issue. The east African nation says it has nothing against gay
rights but it stipulates a stiff sentence on anyone caught indulging in sodomy.
No one, not even President Obama can fault that! It’s like saying everyone has
a right to sing but no one must open mouth.
On
a personal note though, I really don’t care what some individuals do in the
privacy of their homes. Neither do I care a hoot what anyone does with his or
her body.
As
the saying goes in America…it’s a free country!
Just
last year in Memphis or somewhere down south, a man was arrested for having sex
with a horse inside a neighbor’s barn. The owner had installed a secret camera
when the whinny of the horse was becoming too frequent every night.
But
would anyone (least of all, the arresting police officers) have known about
this dastardly act if it was committed in the privacy of the suspect’s home and
the “victimized” horse belonged to him?
In
this same “God’s own country” some women (especially in those cute, quiet
suburbs) are said to be indulging in some strange “leisure hours” with their
dogs. But since whatever happens in privacy stays in privacy, who cares?
The
other day, in New York, a man was seen doing something “fishy” with a goat that
was supposed to be his pet. Now, the man got into trouble only because he made
public something that should have been a “private affair”.
This
therefore, is precisely my point here. The homosexuals (in the western world or
among their copy-cats in Africa) are their own enemies. Why must they always demand
for public validation or approval for something that is as private as their own
idea of sexual intercourse? Why do they even have to inform the rest of us folks
about their sexual preferences or styles…why must we care?
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