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US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by IDnoble1: 11:12pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses the session ''Cancer Moonshot: A Call to Action'' during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2016. REUTERS/RUBEN SPRICH By Carmel Crimmins DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged executives in Davos to use their influence to drive change in countries where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face repression, putting gay rights at the heart of this year's meeting. The issue is on the official agenda for the first time at the World Economic Forum, where political leaders from countries that discriminate against gay people, such as NIGERIA and Russia, schmooze business leaders and billionaire investors. Biden told U.S. executives including Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder of apartment-sharing firm Airbnb, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca Cola Company, and Anthony Scaramucci, founder of hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, to push for change. "You can change the terms of debate," he said. "You actually put governments on notice." He said he and President Barack Obama privately raise the issue of repression of the LGBT community when they meet political leaders. "I have had some run-ins with at least four heads of state already on this," said Biden. ADVERTISEMENT Banging his fist on the table, Biden said there was no national cultural justification to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. "People used to be cannibals as part of their culture, people used to do terrible things as part of their culture," he said. Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the United States' largest LGBT civil rights organization, said business leaders should take the opportunity in Davos to confront the leaders of countries with "hateful laws". Big business has been key to lobbying for change on gay marriage around the world. Some leading companies, including Google, Twitter and eBay, released videos of their employees voicing their support for marriage equality ahead of a country-wide vote on the issue in Ireland. Apple CEO (AAPL.O) Tim Cook came out last year, but according to the U.S.-based Center for Talent Innovation, 41 percent of LGBT people do not feel comfortable disclosing their sexuality at work. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage nationwide last year but it is still legal in many U.S. states to fire someone based on their sexual orientation. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0UY1N5 |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by krysTein(m): 11:15pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
Hmmmm dumbfounded. . .aru!! |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by talktonase(m): 11:19pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
Naija must to chop kpomo for this matter oh! Unto end time things |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by LoveMachine(m): 11:26pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
Can't happen bruh! |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by arresa: 11:29pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
Instead make you dey find how your life go better, na gay people dey worry you.. Abeg let us know when gay wahala put garri on top your empty table or money inside ya pocket.. |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by DatBenueBoi(m): 11:36pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
Na by force |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by PRYCE(m): 11:56pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
They'll never stop! |
Re: US Still Making Moves To Make Nigeria Accept Homosexuality by Amberon: 7:27am On Jan 21, 2016 |
Jobless Americans. what is their business with who Nigerians Fvck?? How does this make N1=1$? How does this end boko haram? How does this reduce poverty? How does this stop GEJ from being clueless? How does this Bring Back Our Girls? How does this provide jobs? How does this increase the price of crude oil? How does this recover our looted funds? 1 Like |
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