Nigeria

June 30, 2015

by Carrie Seigler, Programs Intern

STUDY: Acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people increasing slowly in Nigeria

New poll finds familiarity helps build understanding and acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in Nigeria.

April 15, 2015

by Claire Pires, Video and News Strategist

GLAAD @ Work: New Girls on the Block, Ireland, transgender coverage, and more

GLAAD's Weekly Update on News, Entertainment and Online Media.

November 17, 2014

by Jeremy Hooper, Guest Contributor

#Humanum at the Vatican: Courting inequality at expense of goodwill

For the next two days, various high offices of the Roman Catholic church is holding a conference that they call The Complementarity of Man and Woman: An International Colloquium.

Diocese of Nigeria

October 14, 2014

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Nigerian Archbishop may have change of heart about LGBT people

Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, once an advocate of punitive Nigerian gay laws, now said that the Nigerian Catholic Church will defend every person who is being attacked, punished or imprisoned for being who they are.

September 18, 2014

by Jeremy Hooper, Guest Contributor

What is Mark Regnerus' new international video project?

Mark Regnerus, who is now infamous in American political circles for his flawed, widely repudiated, far-right-concocted "study" that was designed to slight same-sex parents in order to influence the 2012 elections and the Supreme Court, seems to have international aspirations.

March 12, 2014

by Agata Dera

African gays in U.S. and abroad seek legal help amid spate of harsh criminal penalties

Due to the draconian laws recently passed in several African countries, being an LGBT in Africa brings many challenges. Members of the LGBT community live in constant fear.

March 7, 2014

by Agata Dera

Nigeria: Gay men receive 20 lashes in court

In Nigeria, four men received 20 lashes each as a punishment for being gay. The accused men were beaten in order to pressure them into confession.

March 5, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Nigeria and Cameroon: Two more countries with anti-LGBT laws

Two stories from separate sources highlighted the persecution that LGBT people face in Nigeria and Cameroon. While Russia and Uganda have captured the majority of media attention, it's worth noting that over 80 countries have anti-LGBT laws on the books.

February 18, 2014

by Agata Dera

NIGERIA: Mob attacks 14 gay men

In Nigeria, a group of men forcefully entered the homes of 14 men who were suspected of being gay. The mob, armed with clubs dragged the men into the streets and beat them.