But that would be to ignore the vigorous advocacies that have been going on in the country’s cultural production and on social media.įilms and literary texts have been the more studied genres where same-sex agency has been iterated and reinforced. One may assume that the marginalised Nigerian same-sex community and its allies have conceded to the widespread societal ostracisation. They are also vulnerable to public “moral police” who seek to make homosexual performance invisible and closeted. They become easy prey to oppressive and exploitative state security apparatus. The Nigerian environment is therefore toxic for LGBTI people. Negative perceptions of homosexuality led to the criminalisation of same-sex relations in 2014. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nigeria continues to be largely homophobic, mainly as a result of cultural and religious conventions.
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