ADDED ON: 03/29/2019
Pinkwashing at a crossroads
Pinkwashing is a relatively new phenomenon; it refers to the practice of corporations not living up to their purported promises with regard to LGBT rights. The assumption behind the moniker is some…
Nigeria
ADDED ON: 03/15/2019
Nigerian lesbian: I need to marry a gay man
In Nigeria, many LGBTI persons grow anxious as they get older and confront pressures from their families and society to get married. They can’t simply marry the people they love because Nigeria’s…
ADDED ON: 03/10/2019
Meet the young Nigerian running an LGBT clothing brand
Rex Young, a young Lagos-based Nigerian entrepreneur, is tapping into the country’s LGBT market. Young, a professional graphic designer, has delved into an untapped market of making custom-made T-shirts for Nigeria’s lesbian,…
ADDED ON: 03/03/2019
Activist woman’s worry: More gay Nigerians marry women
A local activis who is currently working with a women’s rights organization in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, says she is seeing an increasing problem of gay men marrying women. She discussed the issue…
ADDED ON: 03/01/2019
Nigeria re-elects president who called gay sex ‘abhorrent’
Nigeria has re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari, who once called gay sex “abhorrent.” While on a trip to meet US President Barack Obama in July 2015, Buhari was asked by American officials about…
ADDED ON: 02/01/2019
Stop hating gay people, says Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh.
Dikeh made the positive comment on Instagram in support of Jussie Smollet, an African-American Nollywood actor who was recently brutally attacked by two men, which many are now calling a hate crime. Homosexuality…
ADDED ON: 01/25/2019
Nigeria police spokesperson tells gay people: Leave or face prosecution
A prominent police officer in Nigeria has told gay people to “leave the country or face prosecution.” Dolapo Badmos, a Chief Superintendent and Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, also urged citizens to report gay…
ADDED ON: 01/09/2019
Out gay Nigerian prepares online help for others
Nigerian gay man Dan Yomi is gearing up to launch an online project that he hopes will help other gay people deal with issues relating to their sexual orientation, including coming out. Yomi…
ADDED ON: 01/04/2019
Rights of 286 LGBT Nigerians violated in 2018, report says
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), a Nigeria-based human rights organization, has published a report, showing that the human rights of approximately 286 LGBTI persons were violated last year by state and…
ADDED ON: 12/21/2018
11 women arrested in Nigeria for planning lesbian wedding
A lesbian couple and nine other women have been arrested in Nigeria for planning the pair’s wedding. The 11 women were detained on Monday (December 17) in the northern state of Kano, where anyone…
ADDED ON: 12/19/2018
Will gay Nigerians ever be free to openly live their authentic lives?
Since the Nigerian government passed into law the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA), LGBT Nigerians have continued to suffer many forms of discrimination as well as exclusion from society. Many wallow in…
ADDED ON: 12/06/2018
Presidential Candidate, Oby Ezekwesili Promises Equal Treatment Of The LGBTI Community
The 2019 presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Obiageli Ezekwesili, has taken a stance on issues concerning the LGBT community in Nigeria. She said, yesterday, during an interactive session in the…
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