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Every pound given goes to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for LGBT people and their friends and families in Nigeria. A new program designed to support and equip LGBT people in Nigeria to develop skills to challenge homophobia. NoStringsNG is Nigeria’s #1 media advocacy platform committed to advancing LGBT equality, raise awareness on LGBT issues, and serve as a resource platform for the LGBT community in Nigeria.

We share ideas, articles, newsreports, info on campaigns, political developments and other pertinent information exchanges that can be beneficial to our LGBTQ communnities. The legislation, which outlaws same-sex marriages, civil unions, and registration of homosexual clubs and societies, has been widely misinterpreted as an outright ban on homosexuality and a brandished tool to harm gay men.

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Monthly Donation. At the state level, the northern states criminalise same-sex sexual activity through an interpretation of sharia law. We go to great lengths to ensure that, to the best of our knowledge, the information provided on our website is correct and up to date. They were detained for two days and released after paying a bribe.

In front of Bauchi state's Sharia Commission, a white-walled two-storey building, men in dark green uniforms are awaiting orders from their boss. The article included a list of names.

This involves entrapping LGBT community members through online dating apps in order to kidnap, beat and extort victims. Make a monthly donation by subscription. I don't have any option," he said. Nigeria country profile. Inside Nigeria's secret gay club. Other studies have shown that higher levels of stress in situations like this were often associated with more mental health problems and poor quality of life.

The thought of being identified as being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender in a country where the public still turns to mob justice haunts some here. Backstage, another man puts on his wig and takes a quick glance at his pocket mirror, before adjusting his tight-fitting red dress. This may include going to great lengths to conceal their sexual orientation. They were later reported to be facing charges in court, however the outcome of these cases is unclear.

Ghana criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men. Cameroon criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women. These, in turn, were associated with poorer quality of life. Bobrisky discussed her transition on social media, which led to calls for her arrest. Section criminalises attempts to commit the offences prohibited under Section First Last.

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This calls for a positive change in the attitude towards gay and bisexual individuals. Some of the names in this article have been changed for their safety. But others take up unhelpful strategies, like drinking, which can worsen their mental health. Around the BBC. In reality, such cases are extremely hard to prove, as Islamic law needs four witnesses to testify they saw a homosexual act being performed.