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WHER INITIATIVE’S NEW BUILDING LAUNCH

On the 2nd of October, 2021 Women’s Health and Equal Rights Initiative hosted an all-white cocktail event to commiserate the launch of her new office building. The event was held at the office location. Ella, a community member, graced the occasion with an insightful spoken words rendition with a central theme on “Victory at last”

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PRIDE EVENT: BACK TO OUR ROOTS RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE

Opening Remark and Introduction: The event kicked off with an opening remark from Akudo Oguaghamba, she gave a brief talk about the purpose of the event, which was to celebrate our cultural diversity as queer people, and she promised the participants that it was going to be a fun and enjoyable day for all. After

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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB)

When we were coming up with a plan on how to commemorate this year’s International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Biphobia, we had 2 guard words; provision and check-in. Our aim was to give to gay and queer Nigerians as much as we could, and also provide them with a safe space for outlet.

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My passion for writing about the LGBTQ community is more proactive than motivational- Unoma Azuah.

For LesbianVisibility Week, we had an interview with Unoma Azuah, Nigerian writer, author, and activist whose research and activism focus on LGBT writing in Nigerian literature. Unoma Azuah is a professor of English at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, GA.  Her research and activism focus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights in Nigeria. 

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Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) +25 Advocacy and Alliance Building

  WHER Initiative conducted a unique workshop from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2020. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the Beijing 1995 platform for action document to sexual minority women in Nigeria, create awareness on the 12 critical areas of the Beijing platform for action, examine the efforts made so

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