Tag "Nigerian LGBT"
“When Everybody Is Fighting Everybody, There’s No Progress.” Ifeanyi Orazulike in an interview with Kito Diaries
As you all know, the Bisi Alimi Foundation was in Lagos in February to launch “Not Dancing to Their Music”, a report on the impact of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
WE ARE HERE.
“If you’re silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” – Zora Neale Hurston February 16, 2017, I was privileged to be at a symposium organised
TIERs’ Movie, Hell Or High Water, Now Out On The Internet
After it was premiered in April 2016 to a select viewership, the Nigerian LGBT movie, Hell Or High Water, starring Enyinna Nwigwe and Daniel K. Daniel is finally out for the larger
“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
There’s a Foreign Film Project that wants to document the lives of Nigerian Gay Men and Women on Camera
An international production company is looking for individuals in the Nigerian LGBT community who want to share their story in a high-end documentary. They are looking for people with compelling
A Prayer From Chinelo Okparanta’s ‘Under The Udala Trees’
I just finished reading the riveting novel by Chinelo Okparanta. And after a story that filled me at once with sadness and hope, here’s the segment of the book that
Facebook Post Of The Day XIX
Have you gotten your copy of the Queer Art Anthology, We Are Flowers? Get yours and download for a friend too, gay or straight. Spread the word.
Reuben Abati Writes: A Day With The Gay Community
Originally published on olorisupergal.com I was invited to deliver the keynote address at this year’s special event on “Human Rights, Sexuality and the Law”, an annual symposium organized to promote
“We Got Married For Us.” Bisi Alimi Speaks On His Wedding, His Activism, And The Nigerian LGBT
FOREWORD: Nigerian LGBT rights activist, Bisi Alimi, being the first man to give face to the LGBT identity on national television, remains pivotal to any conversation for the rights and
TIERs SYMPOSIUM: REUBEN ABATI IN THE DEN OF A SENSITIVE COMMUNITY
REUBEN ABATI’S OUTING Like all events Nigerian, the TIERs symposium on “Human Rights, Sexuality and the Law” kicked off an hour late. I arrived early with my friend, Emmanuel, and
