Tag: Nigeria
Nigerian singer Fireboy is dismantling gender norms
Popular Nigerian singer Adedamola Adefolahan, professionally known as [...]
Porn, bullying, HIV – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer couns [...]
Nigerian singer Simi apologizes for anti-LGBT comments; all is not forgiven
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has apologiz [...]
Call for applications: LGBTIQ+ community support fund
The Nigerian LGBTIQ+ website NoStringsNG.com is offering emergency hel [...]
Nigerian gay model seeks fan support for nude photo project
Award-winning international gay model Alex Gede is seeking support fro [...]
Nigerian ex-youth pastor shares throwback of struggles with being gay
Dan Yomi, who served as a youth pastor while in Nigeria, has shared a [...]
Here’s how you can support the repeal of Nigeria’s anti-gay law
Out gay Nigerian youth, Mathew Blaise has launched a campaign urging t [...]
‘People should expect greatness’ in film about Nigerian women in love
In a NoStringsNG podcast interview, Nigerian actress Cindy Amadi defen [...]
Blackmail, abuse, homelessness – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians continue to benefit from the support provided by vol [...]
Nigeria: New diversity prize will boost young people’s work
To celebrate and encourage tolerance and diversity in Nigeria, a forwa [...]
Film Alert: Nigeria’s first lesbian-themed film coming your way
The Nigerian LGBTIQ+ community is pumped up in expectation of an upcom [...]
Here’s how LGBTIQ+ Africans can celebrate Pride this year while at home
Even if they're home-bound because of Covid-19, all LGBTIQ+ communitie [...]
Homophobic Nigerian plans anti-gay, anti-lesbian protest in Akwa Ibom State
A Nigerian man in Akwa Ibom State is planning a protest against gays a [...]
Documentary reveals struggles of queer Nigerians abroad
An interesting new short documentary on YouTube highlights the struggl [...]
‘I thought dating a woman was a sin’ – Out Nigerian lesbian couple shares
Out and proud Nigerian lesbian couple Amara and Olayinka have shared t [...]
Abused, outed, raped: Qtalk helps LGBTIQ+ Nigerians (2nd of a series)
Attacked, arrested, raped, outed -- LGBTIQ+ Nigerians turn to the Qtal [...]
Nigeria’s first LGBTIQ+-focused online store is here!
Equality Hub, a Nigerian LBQ-focused non-profit, has recently launched [...]
A surprise for Nigerian police: This man is gay and proud
Samuel Uchenna had a surprise in store for Nigerian police when they a [...]
Qtalk reveals the lives and struggles of LGBTIQ+ Nigerians (1st of a series)
In Nigeria, where LGBTIQ+ persons face many struggles due to the count [...]
Nigeria: Gay youth trapped at home with homophobic dad
As the country’s lockdown continues and coronavirus cases increase, LG [...]
How LGBTIQ+ Nigerians are coping with COVID-19 pandemic
The LGBTIQ+ community in Nigeria has been severely impacted by the new [...]
Nigerian music group releases new pro-LGBT song
The Christians On Diverse Energy (The CODE), a group of Nigerian LGBTI [...]
Nigeria: 57 arrests in anti-gay raid led to widespread suffering
Undeserved suffering, shame, fear, anger, lost jobs, beatings and brok [...]
Gay Nigerian’s achievement: a passionate public kiss
Valentine's Day has come and gone, but we won’t forget in a hurry how [...]
Nigeria trial starts for 47 men accused of same-sex affection
A trial is under way in Nigeria for 47 men accused of making a "public [...]
‘I lost a promotion because of my sexuality’: Nigerian gay man shares
In a sad, too-familiar tale, a Lagos-based Nigerian gay man in his mid [...]
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians get new chat and counseling mobile app
NoStrings Development Initiatives, Nigeria’s leading LGBTIQ+ media adv [...]
Anti-gay violence remains a danger in Africa and worldwide
Year in review: Despite signs of progress, 2019 remained a dangerous t [...]
Uche Jombo’s new film has a lesson for scamsters who pretend to be gay
A new web series produced by super-star Nollywood actress and film pro [...]
Here’s an old short film with a Nigerian gay character worth seeing
An old short film with a gay character played by a Nigerian has a less [...]
Nigeria’s first awards for LGBTIQ+ human rights activists are finally here
For the first time in the history of Nigeria, LGBTIQ+ human rights act [...]
Nigeria: Gay man’s secret revealed
Married Nigerian gay man Lucius [name changed] is afraid for his famil [...]
A successful LGBTQ+ event at a Nigerian restaurant
Homophobia indeed transcends borders, but the case was quite different [...]
47 Nigerians could get 10 years for public displays of affection
In perhaps the largest-ever court action based on Nigeria's 2014 anti- [...]
Did Bisi Alimi really organize Nigeria’s ‘first-ever’ LGBT pride?
Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi and his foundation celebrated the liv [...]
7 Nigerian celebrities who are pro-LGBT and have spoken out
In Nigeria, homosexuality is considered a taboo subject, and so, not v [...]
‘I thought I had conquered my gay side’: Nigerian gay model on marrying a woman
International Nigerian gay professional model Alex Gede has released a [...]
Nigerian LGBTIQ+ activist nominated for the first Mary Chirwa Award
Nigerian LGBTIQ+ activist Pamela Adie has been shortlisted to receive [...]
‘It messed me up big time’: Nigerian youth shares homophobic experiences
Openly gay Nigerian student Matthew Blaise has shared some of the homo [...]
U.S. lesbian ex-footballer trains Nigerian girls to combat sex trafficking
Retired American lesbian soccer player Joanna Lohman has traveled to [...]
‘It is scary’: Fashion writer Vincent Desmond on being queer, out and Nigerian
Nigerian fashion writer and editor Vincent Desmond has shared his expe [...]
Anti-gay Nigerian protesters demand harsher laws against LGBTIQ+ people
Homophobic Nigerian youths and officials protested this week to demand [...]
Trailer: New film captures the truth of gay life in Nigeria
Members of the gay community in Nigeria are excitedly anticipating the [...]
A sign of progress in Nigeria: Gay sibling is invited to family event
Dan Yomi, a widely known and openly gay Nigerian, is elated that his b [...]
Here’s a newsletter every Nigerian lesbian, bisexual and queer woman should read
With the country’s anti-gay law and Nigeria’s homophobia, being lesbia [...]
Port Harcourt based anti-gay blackmailer arrested by Nigeria police
Charles Henry Chukwuebuka, a Port Harcourt-based anti-gay blackmailer, [...]
Nigerian model becomes the first trans contestant in a beauty pageant
Transgender Nigerian woman Veso Golden Oke, age 25, is competing in a [...]
Nigerians react as Methodists vote for same-sex marriage
The prelate of the Methodist church in Nigeria has condemned a decisio [...]
Nigerian gay reverend wants to marry but the church won’t let him
An openly gay priest from Nigeria has found himself entangled in the h [...]
Staying safe as gay in Nigeria is hard, but here’s how to do it
The Initiative for Equality Rights [TIERs] a Lagos-based Nigerian orga [...]