Nigeria's foremost gay activist, Bisi Alimi 2 days ago delivered a lecture titled
“Post-colonial
sexual identity and orientation in Nigeria” at Free University in
Berlin, Germany where he said homosexuality is very African as much as
it is Nigerian. Below is an extract from his paper:
Even though Nigeria has recently seen a
more active conversation around the issue of sexuality and gender, these
conversations are played out on the premise of sentiments, morality,
religion and assumptions rather than on facts. But it is facts and not
assumption that can put things into perspective.
The argument against homosexuality
in Nigeria has been on the premise that it is “un-African” and hence not
part of our culture. The other premise used is that since it is not
part of our culture, therefore it is “un-biblical”.
