To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'

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[–] 47 points 1 month ago (13 children)

What does that even mean, in practice? Mandatory government sex?

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    It's a proxy for "why aren't you married and having kids?" Niger usually has one of the highest fertility rates per woman, which is a troubling way to measure that.

    Source: lived there for years. People take "be fruitful and multiply" very literally.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The article links to an irrelevant source. What's the actual law?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I would have to go looking too. But, the article makes it clear it's an umbrella anti-gay law.

    The actual answer to that question, is that they're going to just ignore the parts that don't make sense, because there's no rule of law anyway. Written laws serve as something more like campaign promises, in an authoritarian state.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    It seems, by itself, people within the target group need to have an opposite sex alibi. In practice, and if anyone can find out what the law says exactly, it’s probably targeting people over a certain age who are not married with kids.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

    Edit: y'all getting mixed up I'm out

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Besides having nothing to do with Niger, which is a totally different situation, the first bit is understandable. A kid needs a house and stability much more than an adult does. Here, there's not really council houses for kids, either.

    And no, it's not migrant's fault. Stop reading the Sun or the Daily Mail or whatever.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    But that’s not how you treat criminals. You’re describing a mix of positive and negative incentives, which are just policy effects. Criminalization means a particular action or belief has been made criminal, for which a person may be criminally suspect of having committed. There are consequences to be satisfied, such as prison time or community service, not passive burdens for not conforming. Is that not correct or am I overreading the word “criminalizing” here?

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