cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/lgbtq_plus/p/1184160/why-niger-explicitly-criminalising-asexuality-is-significant-to-everyone-regardless-of-ident
To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about ‘traditional families’
What, are they going to make it illegal to not have sex then? What?
Being outwardly celibate is a way lots of different people resist. That is now removed.
You can expect to be used against unmarried women, forcing them to get married. Likely also bound to stigmatize getting married at even a mildly later date than one might have.
It removes any protections LGBTQ folks may have had by staying “single” publicly.
Will likely also result in couples being unable to have children being otherwise persecuted.
It’s more about not being able to be open about it.