Tag "LGBT Activism"

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Ricky Martin Says He Cried Like Crazy After Coming Out – And Has Been Happy Since

Coming out was a life-changing event for Ricky Martin. The Puerto Rican singer discussed how not facing his gay identity took a toll during the Livin’ la Vida Loca Tour,

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TIERs Introduces The Freedom Awards, And Nominations Are Open

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is recognizing and awarding the efforts of individuals and organizations in Human Rights Activism in Nigeria with The Freedom Awards 2019. The Freedom Awards

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BISI ALIMI IS NOT THE FACE OF THE NIGERIAN LGBT

Following the furor over the claims by Bisi Alimi that his October 29 Night of Diversity function was the “first Lagos Pride” event in Nigeria, there was a lot of

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Kenya High Court Upholds Law That Criminalizes Gay Sex

In a blow to the LGBTQI movement in Africa, Kenya’s High Court ruled yesterday (Friday May 24) that a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations should remain in place. Same-sex relations

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Stop Normalizing Homophobia (The Importance of Language)

Language is a very important tool — for communication, for advocacy, for oppression. I think it’s a fairly popular thing to say that language is important, at least in some

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HOMOSEXUAL HURTS AND THE BISEXUAL AGENDA

A couple of days ago, Nigerian Gay Twitter was triggered when a gay man took it upon himself to preach the gospel of bisexuality. First of all, I want to

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EXCLUSIVE! Pamela Adie’s Official Statement Regarding Her Federal High Court Suit Against Corporate Affairs Commission

In 2017, Pamela Adie founded Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative (LEEI), a nonprofit organization whose objective is to advocate for the fundamental human rights of female sexual minorities in Nigeria.

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“We Will Never Stop Fighting.” Pamela Adie Says After Dismissal Of Her Suit To Register Lesbian Association In Nigeria By Federal High Court

LGBT rights activist and co-founder of The Equality Hub, Pamela Adie has emerged to declare her unwavering determination to fight Nigeria’s homophobia through the judicial system, in the wake of

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Tweet of the Day: To LGBT Nigerians

Whether it is a tweet or a Facebook post, whether it’s a visit to a blog post or skimming through Instagram, whether online or offline, whether it’s during TV time

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Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Final Entry)

LESSON 20 From the chapter, ‘I Convinced Myself I Wasn’t Lesbian’, HA has this to say to us: “Until we become visible, queer people [in Nigeria] will continue to think

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