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Bobrisky, James Brown, others risk jail as Reps consider crossdressing prohibition in Nigeria

Bobrisky, James Brown, others risk jail as Reps consider crossdressing prohibition

Nigerian crossdressers would be facing jail terms if the bill seeking to prohibit crossdressing in the country is passed into law.

The bill, sponsored by a member of the House of Representatives, Muda Lawal Umar, passed first reading on Tuesday, is seeking to Amend Same Sxx Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013, to Prohibit Cross Dressing; and for Related Matters.
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It is widely believed that the development will not sit well with the likes of Bobrisky, James Brown, popular television host, Denrele; among others who are making a living from crossdressing.

Reps consider bill seeking to ban cross-dressing in Nigeria

Most worrisome for them, the bill seeks to amend Section 4 of the Act by inserting a new Sub-clause 3 that reads, “(1) Cross—dressing done publicly is prohibited.

“(2) A person shall be deemed to have committed the offence publicly where it is published or displayed publicly notwithstanding that it was committed privately or in any place that would have ordinarily been described as private.

“Provided that this section of this Act shall not apply to cross dressing in the course of a stage play or in any bona fide public entertainment.”

Particularly, the bill seeks to amend Section 5 of the Act by inserting a new Sub-clause 4 that reads: “A person engaged in cross dressing is guilty of an offense and liable to imprisonment for six (6) months or to a fine of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000).”

Also amending section 7 of the Act, the bill seeks to introduce the word ‘cross dressing’ and defining it as “…the practice of wearing clothes usually worn by a person of the opposite s8x.”

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