The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), a leading human rights NGO in Nigeria, is working on a project to document the life histories and experiences of queer men in Nigeria. Continue reading
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Will new Nigerian film change narrative about homosexuality?
Another venturesome LGBT-themed movie has emerged from homophobic Nigeria. Continue reading
Seeking LGBT access to health care in Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica
A Kenyan advocacy group and a Jamaican official are pleading for improved health care for LGBT citizens, while a Nigerian organization has launched a program to make access to medical care easier for LGBT people to obtain. Continue reading
Survey: Nigerians grow more tolerant of LGBT people
A recent survey found that Nigerians have become a bit more tolerant of LGBT people. Continue reading
152 violations of LGBTQI Nigerians’ human rights in 2016
Repeated violations of the human rights of LGBTQI Nigerians continued in 2016, according to a new report from TIERS, The Initiative for Equal Rights. Continue reading
Focus of gay-friendly Nigerian film: Tough facts of LGBT life
“The reality of sexuality amidst spirituality, exorcism, blackmail, and family life” The Nigerian human rights group TIERS is co-producing a short dramatic film about LGBT life, made in partnership with an award-winning local film company, Asurf Films Limited. Their movie, titled “Hell or High Water,” explores “the reality of sexuality amidst spirituality, exorcism, blackmail, and … Continue reading
Bogus photos mar Nigerian reports of anti-gay murder
The Nigerian human rights group TIERS called today for an investigation into the reported murder of a man in Ondo State in coastal Nigeria, allegedly by a group of youths who were upset about his apparent sexual orientation. Over the weekend — three and a half weeks after the alleged incident — social media networks … Continue reading
64% rise in reported Nigerian human rights violations
Reported human rights violations affecting LGBTI Nigerians were up 64 percent last year in comparison to 2014, according to summaries of the two years’ reports published by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs). TIERS, a human rights organization based in Lagos, Nigeria, has worked with similar groups elsewhere in Nigeria to document abuses affecting LGBTI people, … Continue reading
Nigeria survey: Progress on LGB issues, a long way to go
A recent telephone survey of 1,000 Nigerians found that young adults are more knowing and accepting of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people, but that a large majority of Nigerians remains hostile to LGB people, their rights and their relationships. The survey was conducted in response to Nigeria’s “Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Law” of 2014. The … Continue reading
Nigerian podcast, website join fight against homophobia
More than a year after Nigeria’s harsh anti-gay law took effect, two new voices have emerged to speak on behalf of LGBTI Nigerians, while also informing them and others about the impacts of the nation’s anti-gay repression. The “No Strings” podcast, produced in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, by a mass communications student, aims to “inform and … Continue reading
