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“After Praying For Me, The Pastor Had Gay Sex With Me.” | TIERs Presents ‘Veil of Silence’, A Documentary On The Lives Of LGBT Persons In Nigeria

Few days before the infamous Same Sex Prohibition Act was signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan, The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) filmed a documentary titled Veil of

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George Weinberg, the man who coined the word ‘homophobia’ dies at 86

The psychotherapist, George Weinberg, who coined the term ‘homophobia’, has died aged 86. He invented the word after observing the discomfort of his colleagues around gay people in the 60s.

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BLACK AS DARKNESS, WHITE AS DAY

Previously on THIS STORY: I was set up on Friday, lured to my entrapment, beaten and relieved of my possessions, and thereafter, got ‘saved’ by the SARS police, only to

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Let’s Discuss…About The Single Gay Nigerian

More and more young Nigerian gay men these days are proclaiming their determination to preserve their sexuality. More and more are maintaining that they’d rather stay eternally single than bow

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“Playing the first gay superhero on the big screen is ‘really beautiful’,” says actress Becky G

Actress Becky G has said she is “so proud” to play the first gay superhero in a blockbuster film. Power Rangers, which comes out today, includes a subplot in which

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Charlie Sheen says there are other Hollywood stars who are HIV-positive but keeping it secret

Charlie Sheen says he knows of other Hollywood actors who are secretly living with HIV. The former Two and a Half Men star opened up about his HIV status last

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RED AS BLOOD, BLACK AS DARKNESS

People often say that coming to Lagos can be a life-changing experience. This proved very true for me after I was posted to Lagos for my NYSC. I’d finished from

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Pastor claims gay man was ‘cured’ of his sexuality after eating ‘anointed’ cake

Whoever knew cake frosting would be an enemy of the gays? Frosting, fairy cakes and fluffy bakes are apparently so straight, they can ‘cure’ a gay man, a pastor has

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie refuses to apologise for trans women comments

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she has nothing to apologise for over her remarks about trans women, and that she has always thought trans women are women. Speaking on Channel

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PURE BLACK GREY (Episode 2)

It was just the two of them. The doctor and the student. Just the two of them. They had tried fighting the chemistry that was pulling them together. They fought