Secrecy, thoughts of suicide, fears of discrimination, support from a few trusted confidantes — those have been the experiences of four gay Nigerian men who were willing to describe their lives after testing positive for HIV. Continue reading
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Nigerian man reportedly killed over brother’s homosexuality
Nigerian media have reported that a middle-aged man was killed in Abuja in a confrontation with youths seeking to kill his gay older brother. The truth of the reports has not been established. The Daily Trust news website first reported the story, but added that a Federal Capital Territory police spokesman was unaware of the … Continue reading
Nigeria’s anti-gay law boosts anti-LGBT extortion, violence
Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 (SSMPA) has made a bad situation much worse for Nigeria’s beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, Human Rights Watch said in a recent report. The law has led to an increase in extortion and violence against LGBT people and imposed restrictions on nongovernmental organizations providing essential services … Continue reading
Cheers and praise for victory in Nigerian court
Congratulations, thanks and cheers are pouring in for Nigerian LGBTI rights activist Ifeanyi Orazulike and his attorney, Mike Enahoro Ebah, who won a lawsuit against Nigerian police for violating Orazulike’s constitutional rights by arresting and detaining him in 2014. No charges were filed against him. The Federal High Court ordered Nigerian police to apologize publicly … Continue reading
Anti-gay mob violence forces 12 Nigerians to flee
Gay Star News reports on a series of anti-gay attacks on Feb. 11 and 12: A 40-strong mob attacked around 12 gay men, smashed down doors to their homes, even continuing the beatings in front of the police station A mob beat gay men with sticks spiked with nails, tried to burn down their homes … Continue reading
3 months in Nigerian jail for mistaken gay sex, or rape?
Little-known Nigerian actor Bestwood Chukwuemeka was sentenced today to three months in prison for homosexual sex. However, news coverage of his case by Premium Times, Igboist, Identity Kenya and others contain apparent contradictions that remain unexplained. When Chukwuemeka, 28, was arrested in August, 9jaLife and other online news outlets reported that he was accused rape. … Continue reading
