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Nigeria: A Unique Window on Being Queer in Nigeria
VOA, 29 April 2018
“Whenever I was with her, I was open. I could talk ... my sexuality does not define who I am. ”These words are from a new book, "She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s… Read more »
A Unique Window on Being Queer in Nigeria
In 2014, Nigeria banned same-sex marriage. The law is far-reaching. It also bans any cohabitation or public displays of affection, like kissing or hand holding, between same-sex partners. Anyone who breaks the law could face up to 14 years in prison.
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Nigeria: LGBT Activist Granted Asylum in UK After 13 Years
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 August 2017
"I'm extremely overwhelmed with joy and gladness to know that now I'm safe and can live freely as a human being" Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Gays - Swimming in Shark Infested Sea
Vanguard, 8 September 2017
The consistent slaps and punches on the face of a young man in his mid twenties by the mob, gathers momentum and the passerby stops to know the cause of the lynching, this was on a… Read more »
InFocus
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Nigeria and all other Commonwealth countries. Former president Goodluck Jonathan had in 2014 ... Read more »
