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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, Rashidi Williams, a gay man, rides in a car in Lagos, Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. Human rights activists reported that dozens of gay men were being arrested in northern Nigeria in an apparent response to the law. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2012 file photo, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, visits Koluama 2 village, in Nigeria. Local and international groups fighting AIDS warned on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, that a new Nigerian law criminalizing same-sex marriage and gay organizations will jeopardize the fight against the deadly disease. President Jonathan's spokesman confirmed Monday that he had signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act on Jan. 7, 2014, providing penalties of up to 14 years in jail for a gay marriage and up to 10 years' imprisonment for membership or encouragement of gay club, societies and organizations.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
