BBC Africa.

Celebrating #Pride in #Nigeria is an act of defiance.⁠
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In a country where same-sex relationships or public displays of affection are illegal and many #LGBTQ+ Nigerians use the word ‘queer’, as a safer term to encompass their identities, attending any #Queer event is risky.

That didn’t stop over 500 guests from attending the Fola Francis Ball in Lagos. Even the venue had to be kept secret until a few hours before.⁠
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Party organisers Ayo Lawson and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim were inspired by a similar event they had been to. ⁠
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“We thought we were very queer and very out there, but going to experience a ball really changed our perspective of what it is to be queer and what queer joy really is,” says Lawson.⁠
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This year the ball was named in honour of a transgender woman called Fola Francis, who before her death last year had been at the heart of the burgeoning underground ballroom scene.⁠
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For many, the Fola Francis ball was an opportunity to pay their respects. “I want to celebrate Fola,” said one of the platform-heeled revellers. For another of the trans women attending for the first time, it was a “dream come true”.⁠
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Others came to compete in the LGBTQ+ ballroom culture competition with categories including butch queen realness, femme queen realness, body, face, voguing and best dressed. Judges included Ashley Okoli and writer-designer Ozzy Etomi, both mainstream figures in Nigeria.⁠
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For the organisers, the ball is a space for self-expression and to celebrate the beauty of diversity, even in the face of fear.⁠
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And that fear is never far away.⁠

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Reactions.

Kingsley_kosy

Nigerians don't accept this! Please stop associating Nigerians with this rubbish! It is not accepted here!

drey_kush

This is an abomination!!!!!! May the Lord have mercy on this continent.

Aspiretoinspire_society

What is this BBC?

Chocolateblended

One word. . .Demonic

Chiomaegboh22

Why can't government arrest these people?? It's illegal in Nigeria

Mjuniornel7

The Ugandan guy should give us an interview

I think it's high time FG should act on this.

It's mentally disorder that would make a man to have an erection on sighting other men..

Na abnormality dey make ladies to dey in love with other ladies . No satisfaction like JT

Government should start from the secondary school hostels.

Iranu abasha . Celebration of radarada.The place for the event should be closed down.

What sort of nonsense is this

Make man dey fcck man yansh 🤮🤮🤮

The government should trace and arrest them, BBC should also be sanctioned for sharing this disgusting pictures 🤮🤮🤮

Somebody should sic the Nigerian police on them. What is the meaning of this radarada?!

These transvestites need to be leashed and taught a lesson like they did to Bobrisky

BBC keep your queer nonsense in Europe and USA.

Most Europeans and Americans even hate LGBT+ More than Africans

Keep your rubbish occultic rubbish to yourself

Paraman:
What sort of nonsense is this

Make man dey fcck man yansh 🤮🤮🤮

The government should trace and arrest them, BBC should also be sanctioned for sharing this disgusting pictures 🤮🤮🤮

No be the nonsense the West have been trying to force on African be this.

Tufiakwa. They should practice that in their countries, we are not interested

Promoting same sex marriage is just a way of reducing human population

What's the essence of the so-called intelligence agencies if they can't clamp down on this nonsense?

Mentally ill creatures. Pride in foolishness.

Bunkum

Dis-fvcking-gusting! For you to know these mongs are abnormal, why should the "females" among them dress like real women to attract the foools that call themselves males in their demonic group?

naptu2:
BBC Africa.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8uSdkSt_sm/?igsh=bXF1ZnFjejRhcjJ0

Imagine the nonsense. This set of people are always loud in a secret way.

naptu2:
Mjuniornel7

😂😂😂😂

Ishilove:
Somebody should sic the Nigerian police on them. What is the meaning of this radarada?!

These transvestites need to be leashed and taught a lesson like they did to Bobrisky

Lol.

Whoever hosted that event also need to be arrested.

Na only rubbish we dey Sabi emulate for this country...
#spits

F

These are the people that despise 'primitive African traditions' their own madness surpassed every one. Truth be told they are the ones that converted many African in to Christianity

I once had constipation and passed hard stool. My anus was on fire for more than a week from this single episode.
I really salute men having anal sex because of LGBTQ. The pain, anal ulcers and other risks.
Wishing you guys well tho. I judge no one.

This is not our problem now, na person next meal be the koko

tinubu is a gay

Who permitted these sickos to host this event on Nigerian soil?!!!

MAY BBC HEADQUARTERS BURN TO ASHES BECAUSE OF THIS RUBBISH

Are you okay BBC?
Biko carry your left leaning wokeness to another place.
From LG to LGB to LGBQ to LGBTQ to LGBTQ+ currently we are in LGBTQIA+
Very soon we'll have all the letters of the alphabet as sexual identities. Rubbish nonsense.

The audacity of British media outlets to be meddling in Nigeria's affair should stop. I suggest they should be paid back in their own coin. Media outlets here should x-ray Britain and open their yansh. This is where they are messing up, interfering in another country's matter.
Harry visited Nigeria, they couldn't broadcast that it was Olu-Iwo's case they carried on earth. They couldn't appreciate how Nigeria treated Harry well. If they v issues with Olu-Iwo, they should call interpol naa!
And if it's their prince they v decided to be washing worldwide, they can continue cos any shame on him is on their royal house.

JuanDeDios:







Was it the BBC that organised the event or Nigerians?

You should keep quiet. You no sabi politicking!
Was it Nigeria too that made Britain & west to be gay-tools?
They colonized Nigeria, got lots of benefit from that. We deserve some respect. No be by force to fûck man anus or lick toto!

They ll surely not expect how Nigeria ll wash them publicly. Enough is ENOUGH!

Useless BBC always spreading lies and propaganda up and down towards African countries.
The west will never share technologies, condemn evil and corrupt African leaders. But will always travel all the way from Europe and America to come and discuss about lesbians and gays.

Nice! just keep your shit to yourselves.