Gay life Nigeria is evolvg, even as the untry nsirs a measure to make homosexualy a crime punishable by 14 years prison.
Contents:
- LAGOS, WHERE ’S STILL A THRILL TO BE GAY
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LAGOS
- THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
- LAGOS: A HAVEN A GAY-FRIENDLY ALGARVE
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB
- GAY IN NIGERIA: LGBT LIFE IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST HOMOPHOBIC NATNS
- PORTUGAL GAY
- TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
- 'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
LAGOS, WHERE ’S STILL A THRILL TO BE GAY
Dpe anti-gay laws the LGBTI muny Lagos, Nigeria are havg fun: like-md people have created safe spac to be themselv. * gay scene lagos *
The SSMPA also impos a 10-year prison sentence on anyone who registers or participat gay clubs or anisatns, as well anyone who shows support for the activi of such anisatns. He also knows that if any vlence breaks out, then n’t be reported – the ey of the Nigerian law, homosexualy is a much worse the future holds for Jordan – and for the rt of Nigeria’s LGBTQ muny – is unclear. Sce I’m so magic and get to pick and choose om the people who flock to me (or I go through them all if I’m feelg slutty) I need to do some diggg on what tak to hook up gay Lagos.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LAGOS
It’s rare to see the Algarve listed as a top gay-iendly travel statn. The list is ually domated by the lik of Berl, Barcelona, Copenhagen… * gay scene lagos *
Tanya showed me pictur of gay marriage ceremoni, legal or not, the parti looked dope as fuck and I n’t wa to be ved to one… not held Nigeria.
Some practic have to rema unrground but all tak is a ltle ncentratn to fd proof that gay people are termed to nurture their own subculture, spe mastream opposn. Wele to queer nightlife Nigeria where, on weekends, apartments turn to gay clubs, barred wh pass-guardg doors to protect agast hoe parti, discrete rav, and clubs are now beg creasgly popular amongst young queer Nigerians.
THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
Lagos offers everythg you uld need for a gay-iendly, chilled-out beach holiday. * gay scene lagos *
While there isn’t an extensive rerd of people beg found guilty for the crim Nigeria, the laws embolned many homophobic mobs who took the laws to their hands and would beat dividuals who they intified as queer and stroy spac and parti that they spected were hosted by or for queer people.
For the anizers, the secury measur are put place, not agast potential miscreants or robbers but stead to keep off the police force and homophob. From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns!
LAGOS: A HAVEN A GAY-FRIENDLY ALGARVE
For those wh their ears to the ground, mblgs and mours about gays and their damned activi are beg ramparts the cy of Lagos so much * gay scene lagos *
However, if you’d like to stay at a gay-owned hotel or guthoe, or somewhere that has specifilly listed themselv as gay-iendly, this list should help you out. Historilly, Portugal has all of the gredients of a untry that is unlikely to be tolerant towards homosexualy: ’s que nservative, ’s relig, and lived unr dictatorship le for many years.
Espelho bar, Albufeira – Although not technilly a gay bar, Espelho bar on The Strip Albufeira is extremely gay-iendly and one of Albufeira’s most popular hangouts. From gay-iendly beach to a thrivg gay nightlife, Lagos is an ial statn for holidaymakers, whether travellg alone, wh fay or wh iends, to unwd and enjoy the sun. For those wh their ears to the ground, mblgs and mours about gays and their damned activi are beg ramparts the cy of Lagos so much so that discerng members of the public n now ppot some of the lotns where they e as renzvo for pick-up or meet-up.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
The BBC's Tomi Oladipo viss a secret club for gay Nigerians, who are livg fear as lawmakers nsir a bill which would ban such gathergs, along wh same-sex weddgs. * gay scene lagos *
A Sunday Exprs vtigatns me up wh credible fdgs that dite that a clter of hangouts at Maza-maza, a nsely populated area at Mile Two along the Badagry exprs way is currently the beehive of gay activi.
In the urse of the vtigatn, Sunday Exprs enuntered a gang of four young men who uld be referred to as “gay bters” based on their nontatnal enunters wh the “men of sodomy. For Peter, the most madng part of the episo was the noisome hab of one of the gays who lik sendg him pictur of his erect manhood and other exposed parts of his body and also promptg him to do same, after his promise of sh and other enticg material thgs failed.
INSI NIGERIA'S SECRET GAY CLUB
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Girly voic, girlish ga, dandy drsg and over-the-moon reactn to well-built guys – the are the tell-tal signs of a gay, but the four young men are of the opn that fdg a gay now is as simple as abc. Homosexualy remas illegal Nigeria and is generally not accepted as the untry’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibn) Act rtricts both same-sex relatnships and public affectn, wh punishments of up to 14 years prison.
GAY IN NIGERIA: LGBT LIFE IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST HOMOPHOBIC NATNS
Gay Portugal: read an troductn to gay and lbian portugal cludg gay clubs and bars Lisbon and other Portugue ci. * gay scene lagos *
In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers.
The journalists looked at the top 150 most-vised untri the world by the number of g tourists, then ranked them g eight factors, cludg laws agast gay relatnships, legal protectn agast discrimatn and more.
PORTUGAL GAY
“In 2018, India managed to annul Sectn 377, a Brish lonial-era law prohibg ‘unnatural acts, ’ orr to legalize nsensual gay sex, ” says Fergson, who pots out that ancient Indian lerature such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana have many referenc to LGBTQ+ hero cludg transgenr warrrs and two queens who ma love orr for one queen to get pregnant wh an heir for their kgdom. “Long story short, this pots to the fact that was likely the Brish fluence that largely led to Indian homophobia the first place, ” she says.
TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
“We found this to be a b ironic as the reason for many of the harsh homophobic laws untri throughout the world is largely leftover om laws created durg Brish le, ” says Fergson. Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal is hopg to host the 2022 Europri, the world's biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe. Wh an overall natnal attu that is relaxed and acceptg towards homosexualy, Belgium is known for havg a vibrant gay and lbian scene, particularly Bssels, ” says Fergson.
'SEX EDUTN'S' ERIC EFFNG IS SPIRATN TO NIGERIA'S GAYS, SAYS ACTIVIST
It was ranked so highly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law, ” says Fergson. “Sdi Arabia is another of the untri on our list which implements the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson. “Iran ma #6 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for homosexual terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson.
“Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy. “Historilly, Barbados and some other Caribbean islands have had poor anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn and practic, largely left over om the Brish occupatn which put the laws place and rerced anti-gay attus.
Unfortunately, imposed punishment for homosexualy is severe and the existence of gay people Malaysia was nied by their tourism mister as recently as March 2019, ” says Fergson.