Police and Nigerian chief vow action against anti-gay blackmail
The police commissioner and a traditional chief in Delta State are backing Nigerian human rights activists’ efforts to…
Sexual health, religion and law for gay Nigerians
Condom use, HIV, human sexuality, abuse from homophobic religious leaders, coming out, human rights, internalized homophobia and effeminophobia.…
30 Nigerians remain in custody on homosexuality charges
By Mike Daemon and Colin Stewart Thirty Nigerian men remain behind bars awaiting a court hearing Aug. 8…
Nigerian man comes out to his mom; she learns to cope
Adebayo, a gay Nigerian, recently came out to his mother, expecting a stereotypically hostile African mother’s response. Instead…
Nigerian court releases 2 charged with homosexuality
Nigerian police have dropped charges against two men accused of same-sex intimacy after they spent five months in…
Death threats target protest against anti-gay video
A petition opposing a “comic” video about anti-gay violence has attracted nearly 500 supporters, but also death threats.
Nigerian LGBT website fights blackmail
NoStringsNG, a website that provides a voice for LGBT Nigerians, has again taken aim at blackmailers and disreputable…
Nigerian mother battles to ‘cure’ gay son
An anti-gay potion, prayers, probing questions, counseling and psychiatry were the techniques that a Nigerian mother was offered…
Young Nigerian author highlights gay characters in new novel
A new novel by a prolific young Nigerian author features gay characters, which could help increase the visibility…
Nigeria’s anti-gay law boosts anti-LGBT extortion, violence
Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 (SSMPA) has made a bad situation much worse for Nigeria’s beleaguered lesbian,…