365 Gay News » Nigeria http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:52:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Deported Nigerian athlete goes into hiding. http://www.365gay.com/news/deported-nigerian-athlete-goes-into-hiding/ http://www.365gay.com/news/deported-nigerian-athlete-goes-into-hiding/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:00:35 +0000 logointern2 http://www.365gay.com/?p=15189 Gay Nigerian soccer player Cletus U, who was deported from Austria last May, has gone into hiding, LGBT Asylum News reported.

The 25-year-old athlete lived illegally in Austria for 6 years,(...)

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Norbert Okoli fled to Canada in(...)

]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/canada-hears-refugee-claim-by-gay-nigerian/feed/ 4 Nigeria gays come out of shadows to fight anti-gay law http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-gays-come-out-of-shadows-to-fight-anti-gay-law/ http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-gays-come-out-of-shadows-to-fight-anti-gay-law/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:10:36 +0000 Jennifer Vanasco/editor http://www.365gay.com/?p=5945 (Lagos) Nigerian gays who regularly face police persecution are coming out to fight a proposed law that would make it a criminal offense to attend a gay event, gather or attend a gay wedding(...)

]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-gays-come-out-of-shadows-to-fight-anti-gay-law/feed/ 13 Nigeria moves to ban gay marriage http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-moves-to-ban-gay-marriage/ http://www.365gay.com/news/nigeria-moves-to-ban-gay-marriage/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:56:38 +0000 Jennifer Vanasco/editor http://www.365gay.com/?p=5099 (New York City) Even though homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria, the country’s Parliament is considering legislation that would make it a crime for two people of the same-sex to(...)

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