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| Region | Niger |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 30, 1960 |
| End Date | Dec 29, 2013 |
| Description | In 1960, the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria Act was passed and criminalised “any male person who dresses like a woman” with up to two years in prison, criminalising the gender expression of transgender women. This applies in Niger. |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 30, 1960 |
| End Date | Dec 29, 2013 |
| Description | In 1960, the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria Act was passed and criminalised “any male person who dresses like a woman” with up to two years in prison, criminalising the gender expression of transgender women. This applies in Niger. |
| Sources | http://www.sharia-in-africa.net/media/publications/sharia-implementation-in-northern-nigeria/vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III.pdf |