Bobrisky, others face six months in prison as Reps move to ban crossdressing

The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to ban crossdressing in Nigeria.

This followed the presentation of a bill sponsored by a member of the House, Umar Muda, at the plenary.

The bill which was read for the first time on the floor of the House on Tuesday seeks to outlaw crossdressing in the country.

However, individuals who engage in crossdressing primarily for entertainment purposes were exempted in the provisions of the bill.

The bill also seeks to alter the 2013 Same-S3x Marriage (Prohibition) Act by inserting cross-dressing as one of the act’s offenses.

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If passed into law, crossdressers such as Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju aka Bobrisky, James Chukwueze Obialor aka James Brown and others risk six months imprisonment.

“A person engaging in cross-dressing is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment of 6 months or to a fine of N500,000,” the bill read.

Bobrisky, who is an LGBTQ+ personality, is one of the most popular crossdressers in Nigeria.

Others include James Brown and Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun, aka Denrele.

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