Adebayo, a gay Nigerian, recently came out to his mother, expecting a stereotypically hostile African mother’s response. Instead what he got surprised him. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Church of Nigeria
Archbishop to Mugabe: Anti-gay laws are wrong
Will the worldwide Anglican Communion stop supporting the homophobic Anglican Churches of Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda, since those churches endorse their countries’ anti-gay laws? That’s what would happen if the world’s various Anglican churches — all of them originally descended from the Church of England — take Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, their spiritual leader, … Continue reading
Nigerian Anglicans, accept gays as southern Anglicans do
I seriously wish that the Anglican Church of Nigeria would put aside its hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hate they preach and promote. To do that, they should look to the gesture of acceptance by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Then they would see the need to embrace true diversity and would display a deeper … Continue reading
Canterbury rally to Anglican leaders: Listen to LGBTI people
African LGBTI activists, church members and their supporters are organizing a trip to Canterbury, England, tomorrow to deliver a message to Anglican Church leaders who are meeting there: Africans urge Anglican primates to listen to LGBTI people Date: Friday 15/01/2016 Time : 1pm-2:30pm Venue: Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral House 11 The Precincts Canterbury CT1 2EH United … Continue reading
Church turmoil: U.S. supports, Nigeria hates same-sex vows
The anti-gay Church of Nigeria has distanced itself from a Nigerian archbishop because he opposes a Nigerian law that provides a 14-year prison sentence for anyone entering into a same-sex marriage. In response, Nigerian activist Davis Mac-Iyalla called on the head of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby, to protest the Nigerian church’s support for … Continue reading
LGBT Nigerian: ‘Religious leaders have abandoned us’
[BREAKING NEWS: Davis Mac-Iyalla reports that both the archbishops of Canterbury and York have now spoken out about Nigeria’s harsh new anti-gay law. See update.] Nigeria native and gay rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla cares deeply about the silence of leaders of the Anglican Communion about Nigeria’s crackdown on LGBT people and its harsh new anti-gay … Continue reading
