Nigerian director on his queer film and the lynching of a gay friend
"I was so touched about what happened to my friend and it made me become aware," says Babatunde Apalowo.
March 3, 2024
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Gay Nigerians Are Struggling to Live
In a country where being gay can land you in jail, activists discuss their experiences.
November 20, 2017
Nigerian Woman Disowns 'Gay Cat'
A woman in Nigeria publicly disowned her male cat after seven years, claiming he exhibited homosexual tendencies.
January 27, 2014
The Legend of the Underground Examines Nigerian Youth and Gender
In the HBO doc, these young people use their own creativity and expression to live authentically against Nigeria's rigid gender norms.Â
June 29, 2021
Nigerians Punished With Public Whipping for Gay Sex
Four men from Nigeria were forced to admit to having gay sex, which led to them being arrested and then publicly whipped as punishment.
March 6, 2014
Nigerian Homes Raided to 'Cleanse' Neighborhood of Gays
Fourteen young men were dragged out of bed and beaten in the middle of the night for being allegedly gay.
February 15, 2014
This Gay Nigerian Has a Message for World Refugee Day
Even though the president may paint them as such, asylum-seekers are not burdens or bad people -- they're brave souls fighting for a humane existence.
June 20, 2019
PHOTOS: Soccer Fans Take a Stand for LGBT Nigerians
Several soccer fans waved pro-LGBT banners and rainbow flags at a match between the Nigerian and South African national teams on Sunday.
January 20, 2014
Nigerian Beaten for Sex With a Man 7 Years Ago
A man in Nigeria was beaten in court this week for having had sexual contact with another man when he was a minor.
January 16, 2014
Nigerian archbishop:Â Anglicans must not accept gay relationships
Nigerian archbishop Peter Akinola, a leader of Bible traditionalists in the Anglican world, says the ''the moment of decision is almost upon us'' about whether Anglican conservatives and liberals can stay together. In a statement Monday, Akinola said that theological conservatives cannot stand by as the U.S. Episcopal Church--the Anglican body in the United States--and the Anglican Church of Canada move toward full acceptance of gay relationships.
August 24, 2007
Nigerian Anglican archbishop spearheads conservative U.S. group
Due to rifts over homosexuality and the ordination of women between the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion, Nigerian archbishop Peter Akinola has come to the U.S. to install an ousted clergyman as bishop of Akinola's Convocation of Anglicans in North America.
May 5, 2007
Colorado Episcopal church votes to join Nigerian diocese
Colorado's largest Episcopal congregation was left in turmoil after leaders voted to leave the denomination and the state's bishop responded by dismissing the parish's leadership.
March 27, 2007
Gay Nigerian Refugee Turned Activist's Story Is Told in Animation
Bisi Alimi went from a beloved Nigerian TV star to a refugee to an LGBTQ activist and his story is now the subject of an animated short.
August 8, 2018
Gay Nigerian: Antigay Law Is a Distraction From Real Problems
The first man to come out in Nigeria on national television was forced to flee three years after doing so. And he says the political climate has only gotten worse.
January 17, 2014
Nigerian Researcher: Magnetism Proves Same-Sex Marriage Unnatural
His bizarre claims are getting some attention in his country, one of the least accepting nations where LGBT people are concerned.
September 15, 2013