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We asked 89 gay and bisexual Nigerian men to fill in questionnaires that asked them about self-stigma due to being gay and bisexual, quality of life and the coping strategies they used. The BBC's Tomi Oladipo visits a secret club for gay Nigerians, who are living in fear as lawmakers consider a bill which would ban such gatherings, along with same-sex weddings. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Nigeria face significant challenges.

LGBTQ rights are largely infringed upon. However, the LGBTQ community, estimated at 15 to 20 million people, continues to maintain an underground culture, especially in Southern Nigeria. In Nigeria, gay men are portrayed as cancers eating deeply into the fabric of society—tumors that must be obliterated.

The federal Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of says anyone. LAGOS, Nigeria -- Life in Nigeria, one of the world’s most anti-gay nations, is a daily struggle for Adeola, a closeted, working-class homosexual man living on the outskirts of Abuja, the.

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Following the enactment of the year Same Sex Prohibition bill into law, it is now illegal to practice homosexuality in Nigeria. With this development, a variety of scholars have come up with a number of papers in reaction to this law from largely the legal, ethical, cultural or spiritual perspective. However, there has been very little from the psychological perspective especially how these homosexuals perceive or experience their state of sexual orientation in Nigeria.

Consequently, this study sought to explore some of the experiences and perceptions of these people from a psychological perspective using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis IPA. Analysis of transcripts explored the extent of the hope, fears and aspirations of homosexuals in terms of their quality of life. They suggest that living as a homosexual in Nigeria is a very daunting experience and it makes life a little more difficult due to the fear of persecution and prosecution.

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