The Initiative for Equal Rights

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
Peer-to peer education helps LGBTQ Nigerians with medical care
Nigerian prosecution flubs 47-man gay trial; judge dismisses case
Nigeria: Gay man’s secret revealed
2019 wasn’t all bad; here are some bright spots for LGBTQ rights
First-ever awards for LGBTIQ+ human rights activists in Nigeria
Trailer: New film captures the truth of gay life in Nigeria
Gay in Nigeria: Staying safe is hard, but here’s how to do it
Rights of 286 LGBT Nigerians violated in 2018, report says
A hidden face of HIV in Africa. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)
Secrecy, depression, glimmers of hope: HIV+ life in Nigeria
Olumide Makanjuola (Photo courtesy of GLAAD)
Nigerian activist: Being gay is beyond sex
First-ever Nigerian conference on LGBT issues to start tomorrow
International appeals seek release of 42 in Nigeria
Will new Nigerian film change narrative about homosexuality?
Seeking LGBT access to health care in Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica
Survey: Nigerians grow more tolerant of LGBT people