Activist Achievers
Kelsey Phipps, inspired by Sen. Edward Kennedy, carries the torch for LGBT rights in D.C. while Yemisi Ilesanmi fights for human rights in Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria
Former Nigerian President Says Anti-LGBT Laws Might Be Revised
Former leader passed an anti-LGBT bill in 2014, but says Nigeria’s views of homosexuality are “evolving.”… Read more »
Former Nigerian President Says Country Might Revisit Anti-LGBT Laws
Goodluck Jonathan passed a law criminalising LGBT relationships in 2014… Read more »
Anti Gay Laws Supported By Catholic Archbishop
Executive Religion Editor, The Huffington Post… Read more »
African Gay Laws Criticized By UK Archbishops
Justin Welby and John Sentamu tell Nigerian and Uganda presidents that victimisation of gay people is “anathema”… Read more »
Gays Arrested In 4 Nigerian States
A “witch hunt” for gay people has led to arrests in at least four of Nigeria’s 36 states, Amnesty International said Wednesday, blaming a new law criminalizing gay organizations and meetings as well as same-sex marriage… Read more »
Nigeria’s Criminalization Of Same Sex Unions A Step Closer To Law
Same sex unions will soon be punishable by up to 14 years in prison or in some parts of Nigeria by stoning if the Same Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill passes into law… Read more »