First-ever awards for LGBTIQ+ human rights activists in Nigeria
For the first time in the history of Nigeria, LGBTIQ+ human rights activists and organizations working for the…
A successful LGBTQ+ event at a Nigerian restaurant
Homophobia indeed transcends borders, but the case was quite different for Dan Yomi, an out U.K.-based Nigerian gay…
These 47 men could get 10 years for public displays of affection
In perhaps the largest-ever court action based on Nigeria’s 2014 anti-gay law, 47 Nigerian men face up to…
Did Bisi Alimi really organize Nigeria’s ‘first-ever’ LGBT pride?
Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi and his foundation celebrated the lives and talents of LGBTIQ+ Nigerians in a…
U.S. lesbian ex-footballer trains Nigerian girls to combat sex trafficking
Retired American lesbian soccer player Joanna Lohman has traveled to Nigeria to train girls on how to combat…
‘It messed me up big time’: Attacks and taunts against gay Nigerian youth
Openly gay Nigerian student Matthew Blaise recounts the attacks and homophobic slurs he experiences at school.
Nigerian LGBTIQ+ activist nominated for the first Mary Chirwa Award
Nigerian LGBTIQ+ activist Pamela Adie has been shortlisted to receive the first Mary Chirwa Award for courageous leadership.…
A newsletter every Nigerian lesbian, bi and queer woman should read
With the country’s anti-gay law and Nigeria’s homophobia, being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Nigeria can…
‘It is scary’: Fashion writer Vincent Desmond on being queer, out and Nigerian
Fashion writer and editor Vincent Desmond describes as “scary” the experience of living as an openly queer person…
Trailer: New film captures the truth of gay life in Nigeria
Members of the gay community in Nigeria are excitedly anticipating the release of a new film that people…