A police raid, viral vios and the broken liv of Nigerian gay law spects | Rters

Contents:

• GAY PASTORS
• INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB
• GAY NIGERIA: 'EVERYBODY SE ME AS AN ABOMATN'
• A POLICE RAID, VIRAL VIOS AND THE BROKEN LIV OF NIGERIAN GAY LAW SPECTS

GAY PASTORS

Ife follows the story of two lbian lovers, Ife and Adaora, and highlights the troubl they experienced while dulgg a homosexual relatnship Nigeria. The movie tackl the misreprentatn of a homosexual relatnship Nollywood. Former Televisn personaly, Funmi Iyanda’s movie is an adaptatn of Ju Dibia’s 2005 novel centred around a gay protagonist Ebele ‘Adrian’ Njoko.

The ont falls apart when his wife disvers he is gay, which leads to the dissolutn of his marriage and his fay members turng agast him. Every backlash towards Adrian’s homosexualy unvers the risks of beg boldly gay Nigeria. The film foc on alg wh homophobia and follows the story of two young male lovers; Tolu Bajulaiye and Chidi Egwuonwu stgglg to fy society.

INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB

The movie stirs an urgent discsn on homophobia, sexual orientatn and relign Nigeria. It sheds light on the experienc of gay people Nigeria and the nsequenc of legislatn that enurage discrimatn agast the group. The movie dialogue to tell the story of two women navigatg a homophobic society.

GAY NIGERIA: 'EVERYBODY SE ME AS AN ABOMATN'

The film is a joyful celebratn of the femme inty and munit them like parture, homophobia and the ill of Your Se Articl5 LGBT Ain Movi to See After You Watch 'Moonlight' ›'I Am Samuel' Is the Story of a Gay Kenyan Man Stgglg to... The Nollywood films advote for the protectn of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Nigerians. Homosexualy is a sensive topic Nigeria.

And over the years, some homosexuals have found themselv beaten to ath or even lynched by Nigerians.

Stori that actually explore their experienc are not told for reasons such as moral and cultural beliefs; and when they are told, their reprentatn is at bt a bad riture of their reali wh film-makers repeatedly g long-nng homosexual stereotyp for edy. Here are five Nollywood films that advote for the protectn of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Nigerians.

A POLICE RAID, VIRAL VIOS AND THE BROKEN LIV OF NIGERIAN GAY LAW SPECTS

"Hell or High Water" don't jtify, support or nmn homosexualy.

Aimed at tacklg homophobia, "We Don't Live Here Anymore" tells the story of Tolu Bajulaiye and Chidi Egwuonwu, two teenage boys who fd themselv embroiled a high stake sndal that uld alter the urse of their future. A documentary, "Veil of Silence" draws attentn to the experienc of gay persons Nigeria. "I love this place bee mak me feel at home" gatherg of members of the gay and lbian muny Lagos is held regularly, albe discreetly, but uld soon be vast majory of gay Nigerians may not be terted this kd of event but they still have to hi their sexualy this nservative already illegal, homosexualy is wily owned upon across Nigeria and has been the subject of several bills the Natnal Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Bill specifilly outlaws same-sex also bans gathergs of homosexuals or any other support for gay clubs, anisatns, unns or amoro exprsns, whether secret or public.

'Repulsive'The bill has been passed by Nigeria's Senate - the hight chamber - and is now beg reviewed by the lower chamber, the Hoe of ptn, Rashidi Williams is one of Nigeria's few openly gay human rights activistsIf approved, will be sent to the print to sign to law, after which same-sex upl uld face up to 14 years Nigerian homosexuals pla that the stigma they face is already enough punishment for their way of (not his real name), a gay man livg Lagos, is outraged by the proposed law: "How do a ernment thk that sendg someone to prison would change his or her sexual orientatn? One of Nigeria's few openly gay human rights activists, Rashidi Williams, not that the bill seeks to ban somethg which is already illegal and which no-one is publicly advotg.