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’
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.
Neat, a first-hand source! What else should we know about Niger, beyond the statistics?
Rice and beans slap.