Nigerian Gay Rights Activist: Bisi Alimi

Bis Alimi is a Nigerian gay rights activist, public speaker, blog writer, and HIV/LGBT advocate who gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out on television. <p>Bisi shares about how coming out on tv caused him to be driven out of his country and shaped his life and the legacy he is creating.</p> <p>He also opens up about his struggles and the journey he went through to become an advocate for others so they don't have to go through what he did.</p> <p>He talks about reconnecting with his ancestral spirituality once he started university and what inspired him. </p> <p>Bisi is the Executive Director of Bisi Alimi Foundation <a href= "https://www.bisialimifoundation.org/">https://www.bisialimifoundation.org/</a> which advocates for LGBT rights in Nigeria<br /> and a co-founder and director of Rainbow Intersection, <a href= "https://mobile.twitter.com/UKIntersection">https://mobile.twitter.com/UKIntersection</a>  a forum for discussions of queer identity, religion, and race as well as co-founder of <a href= "https://www.kaleidoscopetrust.com/">https://www.kaleidoscopetrust.com/</a> <br /> a nonprofit organization that campaigns for the human rights of LGBT+ people in countries where they are discriminated against.</p> <p>Listen to hear how a teddy bear is what Bisi finds most spiritual. </p> <p><br /> Please bear with us as the connection was weak but we couldn’t pass up this conversation.</p>