APHILOSOPHICAL ASSESSMENTOFSAMESEXMARRIAGEDEBATE

ABSTRACT The research will philosophically evaluate the prospect on same sex marriage in Africa, as the traditional definition of marriage has become a controversial evaluation, by those western nations who favor same sex marriage and who push for Africa nations to recognize and legalize it. Apart from south Africa that has legalized same sex marriage in the African continent; same sex marriage is not legalized in other African countries. This on African nations to recognize same sex marriage, as against heterosexual marriages is the controversy that inspired this topic. The work will employ the empirical methodology, where primary data will be source from respondent,byuseofquestionnaires.Secondarysourcewillincludetheoriesandphilosophieson whether or not same sex should be recognized and legalized in all African countries, especially Nigeria. findings will reveal philosophically that same sex though practical in some African custom and societies. The research will recommend, among other that, same sex is majorly anti- African and not one that should be forced upon African countries who do not favor it especially Nigeria that has criminalized it, as being anti-cultural and anti-value oriented.