Whipped, Fined For Being Gay But It Almost Got Much Worse

"Four young men have been convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, according to a human rights activist. The four were sentenced and punished on Thursday to 15 strokes. They also face a year's imprisonment if they cannot pay a fine of $120. The men, aged between 20 and 22, should not have been convicted because their confessions were for ...