This episode of The Outsiders explores the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in northern Nigeria, a region with a long history of discrimination and violence against queer individuals. Sadiq recounts a personal incident involving a private clinic's failure to attend to a friend by treating his anal wart. The episode also delves into the experiences of LBTQ+ women in their interactions with healthcare. Matthew Blaise, an activist for SOGIESC rights, shares their own struggles with accessing healthcare and highlights the complexities involved in obtaining basic health services in the country. Through this episode, we gain insight into how the conservative climate in Nigeria has hindered media coverage of LGBTQ+ issues and the pervasive fear experienced by individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ across the country.
Trigger Warning: This episode addresses sensitive issues.
Hosted by Todah Opeyemi
Key Timestamps
[00:03:45] Healthcare access for LGBTQ+ community.
[00:06:09] Self-medication in Nigeria for anal wart.
[00:12:17] Access to healthcare for LGBTQ+ individuals.
[00:13:49] Intersex people are seen as "lab rats" for medical knowledge.
[00:15:23] Discrimination in healthcare.
[00:19:02] HIV stigma in Nigeria.
[00:22:35] Fear of being arrested at NGO-run clinics.
Selected Quotes
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