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World Wide Wave

9 Mar 2019

NIGERIA: TAKING LGBTI PEOPLE FROM INVISIBILITY TO VISIBILITY

Africa and the Middle East, News & Politics

He was driven from his home country in Africa by homophobia – which nearly took his life.  He created a new life in the UK, met the man of his dreams and got married. He is now a professional speaker and self-described ‘Angelic Troublemaker’. This is a story from Nigeria.
  • Is Africa at a tipping point on LGBTI rights?
  • What is his charity doing for rights in Nigeria?
  • How has his life changed over the past 3 and a half years?

For his thoughts on global LGBTI rights plus his intimate knowledge of being gay in Nigeria, we were joined in the studio by Bisi Alimi – a Nigerian born LGBTI activist, now living in London and founder of the Bisi Alimi Foundation (www.bisialimifoundation.org) to advance LGBTI rights in Nigeria

Broadcast: February 26, 2019

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