Tag: World Refugee Day

Living in Nigeria as a gay man was never easy. But the fear of being outed and the scorn of social stigma of living openly was not what forced me to flee the land I knew and loved. In 2014, the government of Nigeria passed a law that made same-sex relationships punishable with 14 years imprisonment. Even more worryingly, in seven northern states gay men can be stoned to death if they are caught. Despite these inhumane laws, I fought for...