LGBTQ+ Nigerians are gatherg to party and ph back agast anti-gay laws and societal norms this Pri Month.
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- OPN: NIGERIA IS A LD-BLOOD UNTRY FOR GAY MEN – I HAVE THE SRS TO PROVE
- LGBTQ+ NIGERIANS ARE CELEBRATG PRI MONTH DEFIANCE OF ANTI-GAY LAW
- 'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
OPN: NIGERIA IS A LD-BLOOD UNTRY FOR GAY MEN – I HAVE THE SRS TO PROVE
Richard Akon found a magaze for gay men Nigeria, left him vulnerable a place where homophobia is rife. Akon wr for CNN, talkg for the first time about beg btally attacked and havg to flee the untry. * nigeria a lgbt *
And yet, even this gome attack pal parison to the fatal btaly many Nigerian gay men have too often experienced the form of lynchgs or pillory wh tir before they’re set on fire and burnt alive—not for terrorism or worse, but for beg gay, for beg human, a sperately homophobic untry.
LGBTQ+ NIGERIANS ARE CELEBRATG PRI MONTH DEFIANCE OF ANTI-GAY LAW
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By Pelumi SalakoILORIN, Nigeria, June 23 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) — YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relatnships and even same-sex displays of affectn are year, he was kidnapped by seven men who blackmailed, extorted, and tortured him for two days an attack that has sce left him nstantly lookg over his shoulr. "Nigeria is a eply relig untry, where many reject homosexualy as a rptg Wtern 2014, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Act was signed to law, which bars not only gay relatnships but also any public sign of same-sex affectn or membership of LGBTQ+ groups, wh punishments of up to 14 years prison.
Gay sex is illegal more than half of Ain untri, acrdg to global LGBTQ+ rights tracker Equalx, although Gabon, Kenya, and Botswana have all crimalised same-sex relatns recent spe the risks, activists are phg to exprs themselv and mand change this June, a month which is marked around the world wh LGBTQ+ Pri ralli and parti.
The legislatn amounts to "refully nstcted state vlence" which "exacerbat queerphobia and prevents om havg a muny, " said Kayo Ani Somtochwu, founr of the Queer Unn for Enomic and Social Transformatn (QUEST) Mistry of Jtice and the police force did not immediately rpond to requts for 2018, a group of 47 men were arrted and later charged for allegedly jog a gay club, a se that drew ternatnal outcry and was wily seen as a tt of the men said they were at a birthday party and the se was thrown out by a judge due to the "lack of diligent prosecutn.
'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
Nigeria is the most populo untry Ai wh over 200 ln people. Many ethnic enclav exist throughout the untry as well as two ma petg religns- Islam the north and Christiany the south. Sadly, the two relig sis (which are fundamentalist) agree on a few thgs-- one of them beg extreme anti-gay… * nigeria a lgbt *
"But LGBTQ+ people are growg creasgly vol and visible, wh the ter providg a space for gay-iendly films, talk shows, and rights groups barred om formally registerg as an anisatn unr the same-sex marriage law, most anisg and support groups take place onle.
The muny is equently targeted on social media like Twter and Facebook—and even on the gay hook-up app Grdr, where homophob have been known to pose as potential dat or sexual partners, lurg unspectg ers to meetgs that turn to asslts or robberi.
Homosexual acts are punishable by up to 14 years jail Nigeria, while gay marriage and displays of same-sex affectn are also event that was raid was to raise awarens about HIV ttg the gay muny Lagos, activist for gay rights Nigeria Bisi Alimi told the BBC. Livg fearChris Ewokor, BBC Ai, AbujaNigeria has an fluential Christian evangelil movement the south and strong support for Islamic law the north, both of which oppose Nigeria passed a law crimalisg same sex marriage and gay anisatns 2013, law enforcement agents have cracked down on people spected of homosexualy.
Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) persons lack legal support and face stigmatizatn Nigeria. However, ltle is known about their lived ex * nigeria a lgbt *
Northern stat unr Sharia - Islamic relig law - have the ath penalty for people nvicted of same-sex offenc which other stat rry a 14-year jail is not the first arrt for engagg acts of homosexualy but so far prosecutns have never end relatns are explicly banned 72 untri, acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) number of stat that crimalise same-sex relatns is creasg annually, though, wh Belize and the Seychell repealg such laws last year.
Homosexualy, gay marriage, gay groups and displays of same-sex affectn are all illegal Nigeria. * nigeria a lgbt *
(3) A person or group of persons who admisters, wns, abets or ais the solemnizatn of same sex marriage or civil unn, or supports the registratn, operatn and stenance of gay clubs, societi, anisatns, procsns or meetgs Nigeria ms an offence and is liable on nvictn to a term of 10 years of imprisonment. 2 The stakeholr summary also reported:‘ JS8[footnote 13] stated that expansive provisns of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Act had served to dify homophobia and transphobia… JS12[footnote 14] stated that the Act, which generally crimalized same sex relatnships, had created addnal crimal offenc that targeted persons based on their sexual orientatn…’[footnote 15]. 2 The Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn (ILGA) noted an updated 2020 report that ‘Death by stong is the prcribed punishment for nsensual same-sex sexual acts [unr Sharia Penal Cos] between adults 12 [Northern] stat Nigeria: Bchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsa, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.