Nigeria

‘Chosen families’: Queer Nigerians’ alternative to conventional families
Revealing the background of the Erasing 76 Crimes news site and its editor
Word cloud shows the names of the 46 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 46 victims of African homophobia
African podcasters provide relief for atheists, freethinkers, LGBTQ community
Liberia: Legislator seeks supporters for his harsh anti-homosexuality bill
Qtalk: Bisexual Nigerian man threatened by partner’s family
Newly liberated from prison, Ben poses for a photo without revealing his face. (Photo by Mike Daemon)
How a Nigerian man survived the harrowing experience of jail for being gay
A crossdresser in a village in Northern Nigeria. (Illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)
Yan Daudu: Traditional femme man confronts Nigeria’s modern homophobia
Campus ‘Love House’ is a safe space for queer Nigerian students
Qtalk: Gay hookup threatened to become a death trap
QTalk: Nigerian pastor fights for identity after church rejection
A split image of 2 faces against a grungy and bloody background with Nigeria’s national colors, green and white. The left side is cracked revealing red color underneath and the right side is covered with a mask.
Queer Nigerian victims of online blackmail fight back
Illustration shows (left to right) Jesus, a nun and a masculine presenting woman all holding hands. The nun in the middle is split into two with one half wearing a habit and the other half wearing regular clothing. (illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)
Nigeria: From holy celibacy to secret lesbian marriage
The Francis Fola Ball, held recently in Lagos, Nigeria, provided a safe space for about 500 queer Nigerian party-goers. (Demola Mako photo courtesy of the BBC)
The glitter and the grit: Inside Nigeria’s queer ballroom subculture
Buhari Abdullahi. Nigerian police spokesperson
Police in northern Nigeria arrest two men for homosexuality
Gay, homeless and depressed: The journey of a Nigerian man