Tag: homophobia
A successful LGBTQ+ event at a Nigerian restaurant
Homophobia indeed transcends borders, but the case was quite different for Dan Yomi, an out U.K.-based Nigerian gay man who recently hosted an LGBTQ+ [...]
‘It messed me up big time’: Nigerian youth shares homophobic experiences
Openly gay Nigerian student Matthew Blaise has shared some of the homophobic slurs and attacks he has experienced at school.
From the African H [...]
‘It is scary’: Fashion writer Vincent Desmond on being queer, out and Nigerian
Nigerian fashion writer and editor Vincent Desmond has shared his experience living as an openly queer person in Nigeria.
By Mike Daemon
Nig [...]
Anti-gay Nigerian protesters demand harsher laws against LGBTIQ+ people
Homophobic Nigerian youths and officials protested this week to demand harsher laws and a crackdown on LGBTIQ+ people in Nigeria.
From the Africa [...]
Anguish and abuse after Rwandan gospel singer came out as gay
Rwandan gospel singer Albert Nabonibo is still pained by people's harsh responses to his revelation last month that he is gay.
From the Afric [...]
Nollywood actor Charles Awurum: God will punish gay men and Bobrisky
Popular Nollywood comic actor Charles Awurum has joined the pack of Nigerian celebrities who give their popularity a cheap boost by bad-mouthing homos [...]
Cameroon: Homophobia derails a pro sports career
Because of public pressure and fear of lesbians, a star athlete is barred from every football (soccer) club in Cameroon. Now she's trying to get back [...]
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