Stigmatised by the public and badgered by the police,gay people in Nigeria have been driven ever deeper undergroundAt a private party, held late at night in a small Lagos hotel far from any main road, or men find solace in being openly gay. It is one of the few places in Nigeria’s largest city that affords them such licence.On chairs external the corridor,which is guarded by security, men sit languidly playing with one another’s hair. It is a few hours since the party started, or but so far only a dozen people have turned up. Inside,bar tables, music and disco lights fill an otherwise empty space. “People will come later on, and ” says the organiser. “Many people wait to hear that everything is fine and then,after a while, they demonstrate up.”
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Source: guardian.co.uk