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TAG: Nigeria

Sexual politics in June 2017

June is LGBTIQ Pride month worldwide. This SPW brief highlights events around the world, prioritizing parades and other demonstrations that are not captured by mainstream radars. In that regard, we also recommend the readers who read Spanish to peruse the new blog Orgullos Críticos which examines trends and traps implied in the growing normalization and pinkwashing of pride parades

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Survey finds Nigerians increasingly tolerant of Lesbian, gay and bisexual people

LAGOS – The biennial survey poll commissioned by The initiative for Equal Rights and conducted by NOI Polls, to map the perception and awareness of LGBT people amongst the general population in Nigeria indicates that there is increasing social acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Nigerians, despite continued support for the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, […]

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“Not dancing to their music”: report on LGBTQ people in Nigeria

“Not dancing to their music” is a report by Bisi Alimi Foundation, in which 446 LGBT Nigerians completed an online survey that uncovered disturbing stories of mental health abuse, coercion, exclusion, exploitation, isolation, abduction, rape, physical violence and detention. The report suggests that the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, cultural attitudes, and infrastructure in Nigeria […]

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Sexual Politics Round-up in 2016

As 2017 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. January In January, the Zika virus epidemics stormed the headlines, as Brazilian babies affected by Zika congenital syndrome prompted a global alarm. Even though Zika had been previously detected in other countries, the Brazilian epidemic […]

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The sexual politics in March and early April 2016

We have the great pleasure to inform that our Spanish page has been re-launched. In this opportunity Alejandra Sardá from Akahatá has written an update of Argentinean sexual politics after the 2015 elections that has been translated to English. In March–April, SPW has also collected information on outraging state crackdowns on human rights defenders, feminists […]

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Nigerian lawmakers voted down a women equality bill citing the Bible and Sharia law

Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday (Mar.15), voted against a gender and equal opportunities bill (pdf). The bill, which did not pass a second reading, was aimed at bridging the gap between the rights of men and women in Nigeria. It also sought to end questionable and unpleasant stereotypical practices that drive discrimination based on gender. While […]

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The sexual politics in February 2016

In February, there were good news to report from both Haiti and Europe. In the case of Haiti, the Penal Code reform is underway and the draft document approved by a committee of juridical experts includes a provision that legalizes abortion on the basis of public health concerns and freedom of women. Although this is […]

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Buhari, LGBT rights, and international pressure

This week General Muhammadu Buhari will be inaugurated as Nigerian’s president, a position he won by campaigning on a platform of change. But will that change include the people on the fringe of society, like lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals?

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The girls cannot be a “pretext”

The kidnaping of more than 200 girls by the extremist Islamic group Boko Haram in Nigeria has prompted a worldwide campaign for their release, in which figures like Michele Obama and singers and Hollywood celebrities have featured. The international media has made of the kidnaping  one key topic, more than often affirming that the the […]

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Nigerian Senate approves HIV Bill

Nigerian Senate has passed the HIV Bill 2013, which stipulates that every person living HIV and AIDS shall be assured of freedom from unlawful termination of his or her employment by reason of his or her status. The decision comes months later after Nigerian state approval of a law that punishes same sex marriage and  […]

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Draconian laws approved in Africa threaten the safety of  LGBTQI persons

Since December Uganda and Nigeria  have approaved draconian laws under debate for many years that  drastically curtail  the freedom and rights of  persons  whose gender and sexuality differ from dominant heteronormativity. Nigerian President Goodluck Johathan enacted a law prohibiting marriage between persons of the same sex, punishing it with a penalty of up 14 years […]

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Nigeria Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act: Global Day of Action

Nigerian LGBT community is organizing a Global Day of Action on the 7th of March 2014 to protest against law that criminalizes same-sex people relationships. Click here to learn more. And click here to sign the petition.

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